Mickle Trafford railway station
Mickle Trafford railway station was a station on the Birkenhead Joint Railway in Mickle Trafford, Cheshire.[1]
| Mickle Trafford | |
|---|---|
 Mickle Trafford signal box in 2013 showing also the line from Chester to Warrington | |
| Location | |
| Place | Mickle Trafford |
| Area | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Coordinates | 53.2181°N 2.8307°W |
| Grid reference | SJ446693 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Birkenhead Joint Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| December 1889 | Station opened |
| 2 April 1951 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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