Hadlow Road railway station

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Hadlow Road
Hadlow Road Railway Station Eastbound platform
Location
Location	Willaston
Area	Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire
Grid reference	SJ331773
Operations
Pre-grouping	LNWR and GWR
Post-grouping	Chester and Birkenhead Railway London Midland Region (British Railways)
Platforms	2
History
1 October 1866	Opened
17 September 1956	Closed to passenger services
7 May 1962	Closed to freight services
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Hadlow Road railway station was a station on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Hooton to West Kirby branch line which served the village of Willaston. The main station building was located on the eastbound platform towards Hooton whereas a smaller waiting shelter stood on the westbound platform towards West Kirby. At the western end of both platforms was a level crossing with rather large gates; this was due to the angle at which the road crossed the railway lines.

Hadlow Road railway station closed in 1956. The station building, junction box and waiting shelter exist. All of the station (excluding the westbound platform) has been preserved to give an authentic 1950s look. It is also one of two visitor centres for the Wirral Way with the other being based at Thurstaston. It is a Grade II listed building.^[1]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hooton		Chester and Birkenhead Railway Wirral Way		Neston

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Hadlow Road Railway Station, Eastbound platform, Inside the Junction Box

The rain shelter on the westbound platform

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