Mickle Trafford railway station

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Mickle Trafford
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Mickle Trafford signal box in 2013 showing also the line from Chester to Warrington
Location Mickle Trafford, Cheshire West and Chester
England
Coordinates 53°13′05″N2°49′51″W / 53.2181°N 2.8307°W / 53.2181; -2.8307 Coordinates: 53°13′05″N2°49′51″W / 53.2181°N 2.8307°W / 53.2181; -2.8307
Grid reference SJ446693
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Birkenhead Joint Railway
Pre-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway
Post-groupingBirkenhead Joint Railway
Key dates
December 1889Station opened
2 April 1951 (1951-04-02)Station closed

Mickle Trafford railway station was a station on the Birkenhead Joint Railway in Mickle Trafford, Cheshire. [1]

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History and operations

The station was open for the use by passengers between 1889 and 1951 [2] when it was closed and was subsequently demolished. [3] Although all traces of the station have now been removed, the site remains an active operational location, as the Mid-Cheshire Line passenger trains from Manchester via Stockport and Altrincham join the main Chester - Warrington (Bank Quay) - Manchester Piccadilly line at this point and Mickle Trafford signal box remains in use to work the junction between the two routes.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Chester General   Birkenhead Joint Railway   Dunham Hill

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.20
  2. Butt, 1995, p. 158
  3. Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Mickle Trafford Station

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