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Partington railway station was situated on the
The line between Skelton West Junction 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 in order to give a 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, and 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 the 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 from
Partington station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations Disused railway stations in Trafford Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1893 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub
Cheshire Lines Committee
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 of track in the then counties of Lancashire a ...
route between Warrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...
and Stockport. It served the locality between 1874 and 1964.
History
The line between Skelton West Junction 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 in order to give a 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, and 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 the 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 from London St Pancras
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a London station group, central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Bor ...
, and from Liverpool Central
Liverpool Central railway station in Liverpool, England, forms a central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. The station is located underground on two levels, below the site of a former mainline ...
.
The second station was closed on 30 November 1964.
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Partington station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations Disused railway stations in Trafford Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1893 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub