Malpas railway station

Malpas
Location
Place	Hampton Heath
Area	Cheshire West and Chester
Coordinates	53°02′16″N 2°45′02″W / 53.0379°N 2.7506°W / 53.0379; -2.7506Coordinates: 53°02′16″N 2°45′02″W / 53.0379°N 2.7506°W / 53.0379; -2.7506
Grid reference	SJ498491
Operations
Line	Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 October 1872 (1872-10-01)	Opened
16 September 1957 (1957-09-16)	Closed
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Malpas railway station was a railway station near to the village of Malpas, Cheshire on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester-Whitchurch Branch Line. The Station itself was actually located at Hampton Heath and was also known locally as Hampton Station.

History

On the eve of an official visit to Chester in May 1917 during the First World War, the Royal Train carrying George V and Queen Mary stopped for the night at Malpas station. Troops from the Household Division guarded the area throughout the stay.

The track bed has been almost obliterated but the station has been restored. These building are now used as offices.

Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Broxton Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway		Grindley Brook (Halt) Line and station closed

References

External links

Malpas station on Subterranea Britannica

Closed railway stations in Cheshire

St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway	Ann Street Halt Appleton

Birkenhead Railway	Daresbury Norton (Cheshire) Halton Dunham Hill Mickle Trafford Hadlow Road Neston South Parkgate

Chester to Crewe	Waverton Tattenhall Road Beeston Castle and Tarporley Calveley Worleston

Macclesfield to Marple	Bollington Higher Poynton Middlewood Higher

Northwich to Sandbach	Billinge Green Halt Middlewich Cledford Bridge Halt

Winsford and Over Branch Line	Whitegate Winsford and Over

Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway	Waverton Tattenhall Broxton Malpas Grindley Brook Halt

Sandbach to Kidsgrove	Wheelock and Sandbach Hassall Green Lawton

Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway	Warrington Arpley Latchford Thelwall Lymm Heatley & Warburton

Mid-Cheshire Line	Chester Northgate Mickle Trafford East Barrow for Tarvin

Chester & Connah's Quay Railway	Chester Northgate Chester Liverpool Road Blacon

Helsby to Mouldsworth Junction	Helsby and Alvanley Manley

Nantwich to Market Drayton	Coole Pilate Halt Audlem Coxbank Halt

Wirral Line	Upton-by-Chester Mollington Ledsham

Other stations	Alsager Road Balderton Basford Betley Road Bosley Burton Point Collins Green Culcheth Ditton Macclesfield Hibel Road Minshull Vernon Moore Mow Cop and Scholar Green Newchurch Halt North Rode Over and Wharton Preston Brook Radway Green and Barthomley Sutton Weaver Tanhouse Lane Widnes Central Willaston

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