Upton-by-Chester railway station

Upton-by-Chester is a former station situated on the Chester–Birkenhead line which was built by the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. It was located by the Liverpool Road road bridge where it crossed the railway near Upton and not far from Moston.

Upton-by-Chester
Site of the station (2014) seen from Liverpool Road bridge
General information
Location	Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire West and Chester England
Coordinates	53.2147444°N 2.8954222°W / 53.2147444; -2.8954222
Grid reference	SJ403689
Platforms	Two
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Birkenhead Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Birkenhead Joint Railway
Key dates
17 July 1939 (1939-07-17)	Station opened as Upton-by-Chester Halt
6 May 1968	Renamed Upton-by-Chester
9 January 1984 (1984-01-09)	Closed

History

It was opened on 17 July 1939 as Upton-by-Chester Halt by the Birkenhead Railway,^[1] which was jointly owned by the GWR and LMS railway companies.^[2] The station had two adjacent side platforms with a ticket office.^[3]

The station was established to serve the growing village of Upton and the surrounding area. During the Second World War, it also served Moston Military Hospital (now Dale Barracks, Chester).

On 6 May 1968 the word "Halt" was dropped from the station name.^[1]

In 1983, work started at the site of a former coalyard 700 metres (2,300 ft) south of this station and next to where a new supermarket was under development. Bache opened the same day Upton-by-Chester closed on 9 January 1984. Its former side platforms are overgrown but they can still seen from passing trains and Liverpool Road bridge (A5116).

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Chester General Line and station open		GWR & LNWR Chester and Birkenhead Railway		Mollington Line open, station closed

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 238. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 140. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7. 469 CEX 468.
3. "Station Name: UPTON_BY_CHESTER". Disused Stations. 15 February 2010.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Chester to Birkenhead. Middleton Press. fig. 16. ISBN 9781908174215. OCLC 811323335.

External links

• Upton-by-Chester station on Subterranea Britannica disused stations site