Partington railway station
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Partington railway station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Committee
route between Warrington
and Stockport
. It served the locality between 1874 and 1964.
and Cressington Junction
was opened for goods traffic on 1 March 1873, with passenger trains beginning on 1 August 1873. The first station named Partington was opened on that line in May 1874.
The construction of the Manchester Ship Canal
, which was to cross the line between Partington and , meant that the railway had to be raised by 43 feet (13.1 m) in order to give a 75 feet (22.9 m) clearance for shipping. A new line, parallel to the old but slightly to the south-west, was built on embankments formed using the soil excavated from the new canal; it included the new Cadishead Viaduct
. The new line was brought into use for goods traffic on 27 February 1893; a new Partington station was built on that line, and passenger traffic was transferred from the old line to the new on 29 May 1893, in plenty of time for the opening of the Ship Canal on 1 January 1894. The new station was 191 miles (307.38394 km) from London St Pancras, and 26 miles (41.84284 km) from Liverpool Central
.
The second station was closed on 30 November 1964.
Cheshire Lines Committee
The Cheshire Lines Committee was the second largest joint railway in Great Britain, with 143 route miles. Despite its name, approximately 55% of its system was in Lancashire. In its publicity material it was often styled as the Cheshire Lines Railway...
route between Warrington
Warrington Central railway station
Warrington Central railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Line , and is situated around halfway between the two cities...
and Stockport
Stockport Tiviot Dale railway station
Stockport Tiviot Dale was one of two main railway stations serving the town of Stockport, Cheshire, England, the other being Stockport Edgeley .-Location and operating companies:...
. It served the locality between 1874 and 1964.
History
The line between Skelton West JunctionSkelton Junction
Skelton Junction is a complex of railway junctions to the south of Manchester in Timperley, near Altrincham. Both the Cheshire Lines Committee's Liverpool to Manchester line and the LNWR's Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway fed into the junction from Liverpool in the west...
and Cressington Junction
Cressington railway station
Cressington railway station serves the Grassendale district of Liverpool, England. It is situated on the Southport-Hunts Cross route of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system...
was opened for goods traffic on 1 March 1873, with passenger trains beginning on 1 August 1873. The first station named Partington was opened on that line in May 1874.
The construction of the Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a river navigation 36 miles long in the North West of England. Starting at the Mersey Estuary near Liverpool, it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Several sets of locks lift...
, which was to cross the line between Partington and , meant that the railway had to be raised by 43 feet (13.1 m) in order to give a 75 feet (22.9 m) clearance for shipping. A new line, parallel to the old but slightly to the south-west, was built on embankments formed using the soil excavated from the new canal; it included the new Cadishead Viaduct
Cadishead viaduct
The Cadishead Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct of multi-lattice girder construction. It was built in 1892 by the CLC to clear the newly built Manchester Ship Canal to carry the new deviation of the Glazebrook to Woodley Main Line...
. The new line was brought into use for goods traffic on 27 February 1893; a new Partington station was built on that line, and passenger traffic was transferred from the old line to the new on 29 May 1893, in plenty of time for the opening of the Ship Canal on 1 January 1894. The new station was 191 miles (307.38394 km) from London St Pancras, and 26 miles (41.84284 km) from Liverpool Central
Liverpool Central High Level railway station
Liverpool Central High Level opened on 1 March 1874, at the end of the Cheshire Lines Committee line to Manchester Central. It replaced Brunswick as the CLC's Liverpool passenger terminus, becoming the headquarters of the committee....
.
The second station was closed on 30 November 1964.