Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station

Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station
Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station
	The station in 1961
General information
Location	Tiverton, Cheshire West and Chester; England
Coordinates	53°07′59″N 2°40′05″W / 53.1331°N 2.6680°W
Grid reference	SJ554597
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1840	Opened as Beeston
1868	Renamed Beeston Castle
1873	Renamed Beeston Castle and Tarporley
1966	Closed

Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station served the Cheshire villages of Tarporley, Tiverton and Beeston. It was originally a stop on the Crewe to Chester line of the Grand Junction Railway.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 113. ISBN 1-85895-232-8.