Dunham Hill railway station explained

Dunham Hill
Status:Disused
Borough:Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire West and Chester
Country:England
Coordinates:53.2488°N -2.7994°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway
Pregroup:Birkenhead Joint Railway
Postgroup:Birkenhead Joint Railway
Events:Opened as Dunham
Years1:April 1861
Events1:Renamed Dunham Hill
Events2:Closed

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/d/dunham_hill/index.shtml Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Dunham Hill Station
  2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.20
  3. Web site: ROF Storage Depot Dunham-on-the Hill . 26 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724231217/http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?3990-ROF-Storage-Depot-Dunham-on-the-Hill&p=48027#post48027 . 24 July 2011 . dead .