Whitegate | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Whitegate, Cheshire, Cheshire West and Chester |
Country: | England |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Pregroup: | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Postgroup: | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Years: | 1 July 1870 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 1 January 1874 |
Events1: | Closed |
Years2: | 1 May 1886 |
Events2: | Reopened |
Years3: | 1 December 1888 |
Events3: | Closed again |
Years4: | 1 February 1892 |
Events4: | Reopened |
Years5: | 1 January 1931[1] |
Events5: | Closed to passengers |
Years6: | 4 November 1963 |
Events6: | Closed completely |
Whitegate railway station was the only intermediate station on the Winsford and Over Branch Line, serving the village of Whitegate, Cheshire. The station buildings and platform survive and are used as a visitor centre for the "Whitegate Way", a linear park using the old track bed.