Acton Bridge railway station
Acton Bridge | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Borough of Cheshire West and Chester |
| Coordinates | 53°15′59″N 2°36′10″W / 53.2664°N 2.6029°W |
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ACB |
| Key dates | |
| 4 July 1837 | Station opens as Acton |
| 1 July 1870 | Station renamed Acton Bridge |
Acton Bridge railway station is near the village of Acton Bridge, Cheshire, in the northwest of England.
History
The station opened as Acton by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837[1]: 58 but was renamed Acton Bridge in 1870. After merging into the London and North Western Railway, the company became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. In addition to its main line calls, the station also served as the terminus of a local service from Crewe via Sandbach & Northwich until 1942. This used a connecting curve that diverged from the main line just north of Hartford to join the Cheshire Lines Committee line from Altrincham to Chester Northgate near Greenbank (this remains in use, but for freight traffic only).
When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the privatisation of British Railways. Trains of the Intercity Sector passed on the West Coast Main Line.
When British Rail was privatised Acton Bridge was served by Central Trains until 2007, then served by London Midland, now London Northwestern.
Services
Acton Bridge has two trains per hour in weekday peak hours, reducing to one every two hours (with some even longer gaps) outside the peaks, all operated by London Northwestern trains, running between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street.[2]
On Sundays, trains start later and are between Liverpool and Birmingham with the exception of a single train to Walsall at 10pm.
Passenger Station Services
Acton Bridge is un-staffed, however, tickets can be purchased from a self-service ticket machine, which is connected to the national network, located inside the booking hall.
The station, and its gardens, are maintained by volunteers from Acton Bridge Women's Institute, and won a Commendation in the 2003 JPD 'Best Kept Station' competition.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | London Northwestern Railway West Coast Main Line |
Runcorn | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hartford | London and North Western Railway Grand Junction Railway |
Preston Brook | ||
Gallery
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Acton Bridge in December 2010. -
Acton Bridge in 1961. -
Down express north of Acton Bridge in 1962.
References
- ^ Drake, James (1838). Drake’s Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838). Moorland Reprints. ISBN 0903485257.
- ^ "LNR Timetable 3: Liverpool to Birmingham/London Euston (From 19 May 2019) - London Northwestern Railway" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
External links
- Train times and station information for Acton Bridge railway station from National Rail
