Mollington railway station

Former railway station in England

Mollington
General information
Location	Mollington, Cheshire West and Chester England
Platforms	Two
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	23 September 1840 (1840-09-23)
Closed	7 March 1960 (1960-03-07)
Original company	Chester and Birkenhead Railway

Mollington railway station was on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway near to the village of Mollington in Cheshire, England. The station opened on 23 September 1840 at the same time as the railway line and closed to passengers on 7 March 1960^[1] due to its remote location and fairly low passenger numbers. It remained open for goods traffic until 4 January 1965, but only as an unstaffed public siding. The station building still exists as a private house and the line is now operated by Merseyrail as part of the Wirral Line.^[2] The very wide embankment in this area included a public footpath, making it possible to walk next to the railway line; the zone was known to local naturalists for its flowers and butterflies.

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Upton-by-Chester Line open, station closed		GWR & LNWR Chester and Birkenhead Railway		Capenhurst Line and station open

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 300. OCLC 931112387.
^ Wright, Paul (20 April 2010). "Disused Stations: Mollington Station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 12 August 2010.