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Balderton
(1901 - 1952)
Balderton was located on the Great Western Railway’s (GWR) main line that linked Birmingham to the River Mersey at Birkenhead via Chester, appearing on the 1901 timetable
The two flanking platforms were provided with standard GWR buildings: single-storey of brick construction with hipped roofs. On the down (Chester–bound) platform was the larger building containing the booking hall, and facing it, on the Wrexham platform was a smaller structure providing waiting facilities
In 1896, a narrow gauge railway had opened from the siding at Balderton to Eaton Hall the home of the Duke of Westminster. The 15 inch gauge railway was built solely to serve the needs of the Duke of Westminster and his household
Since 1 October 1861, there had been express passenger services between London Paddington and Birkenhead but they did not call at Balderton
The July 1922, timetable showed seven up and five down trains Monday to Saturday. On Sundays there were two trains in each direction
The timetable for 1949 showed six up and seven down trains Monday to Friday with an extra up service on Saturdays and on Sundays there were two trains in each direction
British Rail withdrew the passenger service on March 3 1952. The goods siding remained in use until November 1 1954. The station buildings had been demolished by the 1960s and the platforms by 1980
The trains from Chester to Wexham pass through the former station site
The two flanking platforms were provided with standard GWR buildings: single-storey of brick construction with hipped roofs. On the down (Chester–bound) platform was the larger building containing the booking hall, and facing it, on the Wrexham platform was a smaller structure providing waiting facilities
In 1896, a narrow gauge railway had opened from the siding at Balderton to Eaton Hall the home of the Duke of Westminster. The 15 inch gauge railway was built solely to serve the needs of the Duke of Westminster and his household
Since 1 October 1861, there had been express passenger services between London Paddington and Birkenhead but they did not call at Balderton
The July 1922, timetable showed seven up and five down trains Monday to Saturday. On Sundays there were two trains in each direction
The timetable for 1949 showed six up and seven down trains Monday to Friday with an extra up service on Saturdays and on Sundays there were two trains in each direction
British Rail withdrew the passenger service on March 3 1952. The goods siding remained in use until November 1 1954. The station buildings had been demolished by the 1960s and the platforms by 1980
The trains from Chester to Wexham pass through the former station site
