Malpas railway station

53°02′16″N 2°45′02″W / 53.0379°N 2.7506°W / 53.0379; -2.7506Grid referenceSJ498491Line(s)Whitchurch and Tattenhall RailwayPlatforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and North Western RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 October 1872 (1872-10-01)Opened16 September 1957 (1957-09-16)Closed^[1][2]

Malpas railway station was a railway station that served the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, on the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway or Chester–Whitchurch Branch Line. The station itself was 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.

In 1944, wounded German POWs captured in Normandy during Operation Overlord were brought to Malpas before being transferred to the US Army hospital established just across the border in Penley, Wales.^[3]

The track bed has been almost built on by industrial units but is still traceable. The station building has been restored. The buildings 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

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Shrewsbury to Crewe. Middleton Press. pp. 113–117. ISBN 9781908174482. OCLC 880765045.

External links

• Malpas station on Subterranea Britannica