Partington railway station

Partington
Remains of Partington station (2009)
General information
Location	Partington, Trafford England
Grid reference	SJ724917
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
May 1874	Station opened
29 May 1893	Station resited
30 November 1964	Station closed

Partington railway station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Committee route between Warrington and Stockport. It served the locality between 1874 and 1964.

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Partington

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 Cadishead, meant that the railway had to be raised by 43 feet (13 m) in order to give a 75-foot (23 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, 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 191 miles 23 chains (307.8 km) from London St Pancras, and 26 miles 36 chains (42.6 km) from Liverpool Central.

The second station was closed on 30 November 1964.

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Cadishead Line and station closed		Cheshire Lines Committee Glazebrook East Junction to Skelton Junction Line		West Timperley Line and station closed

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
• Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
• Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864–1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1469-8.
• Midland Railway System Maps (The Distance Diagrams) Volume 2 Leeds to Leicester and branches; Derby to Manchester and branches; Cheshire Lines (Map) (1909–1923 ed.). Peter Kay. 1998. ISBN 1-899890-17-3.

External links

• Partington station on navigable 1946 O. S. map