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Halton formerly Runcorn Road formerly Runcorn
(1851 - 1952)
Halton station did not open with the line in October 1850 but following a serious railway accident that took place in the Sutton Tunnel on the April 30 1851, an official report recommended that a station be opened at each end of the tunnel and that they be linked together by electric telegraph. Halton was the station provided at the southern end of the tunnel and it first appeared in the public timetable with the name 'Runcorn' in March 1852
The station was located on the south side of a road overbridge which carried Wood Lane over the double-tracked line so Halton was provided with two platforms. The station's main facilities were located on the Up (Chester direction) platform. They consisted of a two-storey villa with bargeboards surmounted by finials and a ground-floor canted bay on the platform elevation and access to the Down platform (Warrington direction) was via a set of steps that linked to the road overbridge
The station had goods facilities in the form of two sidings on the Up side of the line
The December 1895 timetable showed seven up and six down trains Monday to Saturday and two each way on Sundays
Halton station was considered to be unremunerative and it closed to passengers on July 7 1952 but it continued to be used for goods until February 3 1964 and the line stayed open for through trains
The station building became a private house and has been extended considerably
The station was located on the south side of a road overbridge which carried Wood Lane over the double-tracked line so Halton was provided with two platforms. The station's main facilities were located on the Up (Chester direction) platform. They consisted of a two-storey villa with bargeboards surmounted by finials and a ground-floor canted bay on the platform elevation and access to the Down platform (Warrington direction) was via a set of steps that linked to the road overbridge
The station had goods facilities in the form of two sidings on the Up side of the line
The December 1895 timetable showed seven up and six down trains Monday to Saturday and two each way on Sundays
Halton station was considered to be unremunerative and it closed to passengers on July 7 1952 but it continued to be used for goods until February 3 1964 and the line stayed open for through trains
The station building became a private house and has been extended considerably
