Penketh is a civil parish and suburb of Warrington in the Borough of Warrington,Cheshire,England. It is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Warrington town centre. It has a population of 8,699. It is in the historic county of Lancashire.
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 become part 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.
Earlestown railway station is a railway station in Earlestown,Merseyside,England,and one of the few "triangular" stations in Britain.
Padgate railway station is a railway station in the Padgate area of the east of the town of Warrington,in North West England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains. It is 14 miles (23 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line.
Warrington Central is one of three main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in Cheshire,England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lines,the former Cheshire Lines Committee route between Liverpool and Manchester;the station is situated approximately halfway between the two cities.
Widnes railway station is a railway station serving the industrial town of Widnes,Halton,England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The station is operated by Northern Trains.
Hough Green railway station is a railway station to the west of Widnes in Halton,Cheshire,England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade listed building. The station is on the Liverpool–Warrington–Manchester line 10 miles 42 chains (16.9 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains.
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.
The Stockport,Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway (ST&AJR) was authorised by an Act of Parliament,passed on 22 July 1861 to build a 8 miles 17 chains (13.2 km) railway from Stockport Portwood to Altrincham.
Park Bridge Railway Station was a railway station on the Oldham,Ashton-under-Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway (OA&GB) that served the village of Park Bridge,in the Medlock Valley near Ashton-under-Lyne's border with Oldham. It was sometimes known as Parkbridge,and one photograph of the station shows the station name board with the name as one word and immediately adjacent the signal box with it shown as two. The station opened on 26 August 1861 when the line opened.
For other stations named Ashton,see Ashton railway station (disambiguation)
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.
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.
Leigh was a railway station in Bedford,Leigh,Greater Manchester,England,United Kingdom,on the London and North Western Railway. Leigh was in the historic county of Lancashire. Its station opened as Bedford Leigh in 1864,was renamed Leigh &Bedford in 1876 and Leigh in 1914. The station closed in 1969.
Warrington West is a railway station on the Liverpool–Manchester line. The station,situated 17 miles (27 km) east of Liverpool Lime Street,serves the civil parish of Great Sankey,Warrington in Cheshire,England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Golborne South railway station was one of two stations serving the town of Golborne,to the south of Wigan.
Lowton railway station served the village named Town of Lowton to the east of Newton-le-Willows and south of Golborne.
Bamfurlong railway station served the village of Bamfurlong part of Abram,to the south of Wigan.
Preston Brook railway station was a station on the Grand Junction Railway serving the villages of Preston Brook and Preston on the Hill in what was then Cheshire,England. It opened on 4 July 1837 when the line opened.
Helsby and Alvanley railway station was one of two railway stations serving the village of Helsby in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Helsby branch operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee and later British Railways. It has since been closed. The other station,Helsby railway station,remains open.
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