Parkgate railway station
Former railway station on the Birkenhead Railway in Cheshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the former station in Cheshire. For the tram in Rotherham, see Rotherham Parkgate tram stop.
Parkgate railway station was a station on the single track Hooton to West Kirby branch of the Birkenhead Railway, on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. The station served the village of Parkgate.
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Parkgate | |
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Wirral Way passing through the site of the former station (2013) | |
General information | |
Location | Parkgate, Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester England |
Grid reference | SJ283781 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Birkenhead Railway |
Post-grouping |
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Key dates | |
1 October 1866 | First station opened |
19 April 1886 | Second station opened |
17 September 1956 | Closed to passengers |
7 May 1962 | Closed to freight |
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