Dunham Hill railway station

Dunham Hill
Location
Place Dunham on the Hill
Area Cheshire West and Chester
Coordinates 53°14′56″N 2°47′58″W / 53.2488°N 2.7994°W / 53.2488; -2.7994Coordinates: 53°14′56″N 2°47′58″W / 53.2488°N 2.7994°W / 53.2488; -2.7994
Grid reference SJ463727
Operations
Original company Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Birkenhead Joint Railway
Post-grouping Birkenhead Joint Railway
Platforms 2
History
18 December 1850 (1850-12-18) Opened as Dunham
April 1861 Renamed Dunham Hill
7 April 1952 (1952-04-07) Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Dunham Hill railway station was a railway station in Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire. It was opened in 1850 and closed in 1952.[1][2] Near to the station was a branch line leading to the former ROF Dunham on the Hill explosives storage depot.[3] The station buildings were demolished after closure but the platforms remained until the 1970s.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Mickle Trafford   Birkenhead Joint Railway   Helsby

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