The Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) was formed in the 1860s and became the second-largest joint railway in Great Britain. The committee,which was often styled the Cheshire Lines Railway,operated 143 miles (230 km) of track in the then counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. The railway did not get grouped into one of the Big Four during the implementation of the 1923 grouping,surviving independently with its own management until the railways were nationalised at the beginning of 1948. The railway served Liverpool,Manchester,Stockport,Warrington,Widnes,Northwich,Winsford,Knutsford,Chester and Southport with connections to many other railways.
Ashley railway station is in the village of Ashley in Cheshire,England. It is located on the Mid-Cheshire line 17+3⁄4 miles (28.6 km) southwest of Manchester Piccadilly.
Hale railway station serves the area of Hale in the south of Altrincham,Greater Manchester,England. It is also used by people living in the surrounding areas of Bowdon and Hale Barns. The station is located on Ashley Road. It is on the Mid-Cheshire line,from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly.
Acton Bridge railway station serves the nearby village of Acton Bridge,Cheshire,in the northwest of England. It is situated on the West Coast Main Line between Hartford and Warrington,and also sees trains between Liverpool and Birmingham.
Sandbach railway station serves the town of Sandbach in Cheshire,England. The station is 4+3⁄4 miles (8 km) north-east of Crewe on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
Mouldsworth railway station opened on 22 June 1870 and serves the village of Mouldsworth in Cheshire,England. It is managed by Northern Trains. The station has two platforms and is on the Mid Cheshire Line,with hourly train services to Manchester Piccadilly and Chester.
Delamere railway station opened on 22 June 1870. It serves both the village of Delamere and Delamere Forest in Cheshire,England. The station is 9½ miles (15 km) east of Chester on the Mid-Cheshire Line. There is an hourly service each way between Chester and Manchester in each direction,with Delamere being previously operated as a request stop only until the Spring 2010 timetable change. The station marks one end of the Baker Way footpath.
Cuddington railway station serves the village of Cuddington in Cheshire,England. Opened in 1869 by the West Cheshire Railway,it is located 12+1⁄2 miles (20.1 km) north east of Chester. It has won a number of awards for its gardens,which are maintained by local volunteers.
Northwich railway station serves the town of Northwich in Cheshire,England. The station has two platforms and is located on the Mid-Cheshire line 28+1⁄4 miles (45.5 km) southwest of Manchester Piccadilly.
Lostock Gralam railway station serves the village of Lostock Gralam in Cheshire,England. The station is on the Mid-Cheshire Line from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly,18½ miles (30 km) east of Chester.
Plumley railway station serves the village of Plumley in Cheshire,England. The station is 20½ miles (33 km) east of Chester on the Mid-Cheshire Line to Manchester Piccadilly.
Knutsford railway station serves the town of Knutsford in Cheshire,England. The station is 21+3⁄4 miles (35.0 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Mid-Cheshire Line to Chester. The line is referred to as the Chester via Altrincham line at Manchester Piccadilly,but as the Manchester via Stockport line at Chester station.
Altrincham Interchange is a transport hub in Altrincham,Greater Manchester,England. It consists of a bus station on Stamford New Road,a Northern Trains-operated heavy rail station on the Mid-Cheshire Line,and a light rail stop which forms the terminus of Manchester Metrolink's Altrincham line. The original heavy rail element of the station was opened by the Manchester,South Junction and Altrincham Railway as Altrincham and Bowdon railway station in April 1881,changing to Altrincham railway station in May 1974. The Metrolink element opened in June 1992. The Interchange underwent a complete redevelopment,at a cost of £19 million,starting in mid-July 2013. The new bus station opened officially on 7 December 2014.
Navigation Road is a station that serves both Northern Trains and Manchester Metrolink located in the east of Altrincham,in Greater Manchester,England. It consists of a Northern-operated heavy rail station on the Mid-Cheshire Line,and an adjoining light rail stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's Metrolink network. The original heavy rail element of the station was opened by the Manchester,South Junction and Altrincham Railway in 1931,and the Metrolink element opened in 1992. A level crossing operates at the southern end of the station.
The Mid-Cheshire line is a railway line in the north-west of England that runs from Chester to Edgeley Junction,Stockport;it connects Chester with Manchester Piccadilly,via Knutsford. After Chester Northgate closed in 1969,the section between Mickle Trafford Junction and Chester was used for freight trains only until it closed in 1992;from Mickle Trafford,passenger trains use the Chester–Warrington line to Chester General instead. The route taken by passenger trains has changed over the years and now differs considerably from the original. Between 2001 and 2014,passenger journeys on the line increased to over 1.7 million per year. A near doubling of the passenger service was expected to occur from December 2018,however this did not materialise.
The Cheshire Midland Railway was authorised by an Act of Parliament,passed on 14 June 1860,to build a 12-mile-65-chain (20.6 km) railway from Altrincham on the Manchester,South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) to Northwich.
Northenden railway station in Sharston,Manchester,England,was built by the Stockport,Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway (ST&AJ) and opened for passenger and goods traffic on 1 February 1866.
Baguley railway station was a station in the south of Manchester,England,at the extreme western edge of Baguley near the southern end of Brooklands Road where Shady Lane crossed the railway line.
Cheadle North railway station served the village of Cheadle,six miles south of Manchester. It was renamed from Cheadle to Cheadle North on 1 July 1950.
The West Cheshire Railway (WCR) was an early railway company based in Cheshire,England.
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