Mickle Trafford railway station
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″N 2°49′51″W / 53.2181°N 2.8307°WCoordinates: 53°13′05″N 2°49′51″W / 53.2181°N 2.8307°W |
Grid reference | SJ446693 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Pre-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
December 1889 | Station opened |
2 April 1951 | Station closed |
Mickle Trafford railway station was a station on the Birkenhead Joint Railway in Mickle Trafford, Cheshire.[1]
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 | ||
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Chester General | Birkenhead Joint Railway | Dunham Hill |
References[]
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.20
- ^ Butt, 1995, p. 158
- ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Mickle Trafford Station
Bibliography[]
- Butt R.V.J, The Directory of Railway Stations, 1995, Patrick Stephens Limited, ISBN 1-85260-508-1
Further reading[]
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 8. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester to Warrington. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 19-24. ISBN 9781908174406. OCLC 910526793.
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Cheshire
- Former Birkenhead Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951
- North West England railway station stubs