Notes: Notes: Upton-by-Chester station was opened by the GWR and LMS on the 17th July 1939 to cater for Chester’s growing suburbs. The station was situated on the GWR/LMS joint Birkenhead Woodside to Chester General line which had originally opened in 1840. The station served Chester Zoo and the (Cheshire) County Mental Hospital.

When Upton-by-Chester was opened the line which it served was a busy main line serving express passenger services from Birkenhead Woodside to a variety of destinations, including London Euston and London Paddington, on the LMS and the GWR systems. Local services also ran between Birkenhead and Chester and it was for these services that the station was built.

In common with many other stations that opened in the 1930s Upton-by-Chester was a fairly simple affair. Located to the south of the A5116 road which crossed the line by an overbridge the station was provided with two platforms of concrete construction. Each platform was linked to the road by ramps and steps. Simple waiting facilities shelters were provided

In 1983 work started on a new station a short distance to the south of Upton-by-Chester at Bache. Bache was more convenient for local shops and bus services. Upton by chester closed on the 9th January 1984. A couple of weeks later on the 31st January 1984 its replacement at Bache opened to the public. On the 2nd August 1993 the line through Upton by Chester

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To see other closed stations on the Birkenhead Woodside to Chester line click on the station name: Birkenhead Woodside, Birkenhead Monks Ferry, Birkenhead Town, Tranmere, Rock Lane, Ledsham & Mollington