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Balderton railway station
Disused station in Cheshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Balderton railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Balderton in Cheshire, England. It was located on the Great Western Railway (GWR) main line from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside. The 53-yard (48 m) Balderton Tunnel is just south of the station site, and there is an automatic half-barrier (AHB) level crossing adjacent to the site today.
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Balderton | |
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![]() The site of Balderton station in 1961 | |
General information | |
Location | Balderton, Cheshire West and Chester England |
Coordinates | 53.1547°N 2.9349°W / 53.1547; -2.9349 |
Grid reference | SJ374623 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1901 | Station opens |
3 March 1952 | Station closes |
1 Nov 1954 | Closed to Goods [1] |
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The 15 in (381 mm) gauge Eaton Hall Railway, opened in 1896 to serve the estate of the Duke of Westminster, met the GWR line at Balderton.[2]