Blacon railway station
Blacon | |||||
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An eastbound view of Blacon station in 1961. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Blacon, Cheshire West and Chester England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°12′23″N 2°55′31″W / 53.2064°N 2.9252°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ383680 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 31 March 1890 | Station opened | ||||
| 9 September 1968 | Station closed | ||||
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Blacon railway station served the suburb of Blacon, in Cheshire, England. It was a stop on the line between Chester Northgate and Hawarden Bridge, which was later extended to reach Wrexham and Birkenhead.