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The line begins at Chester and runs northwards. At Mickle Trafford the Mid-Cheshire Line diverges north-easterly to Manchester which is primarily used by local trains. Most trains between the Chester and Manchester instead use the Chester–Warrington line on the whole length and continue via the L&MR Liverpool–Manchester line.
Alsager railway station serves the town of Alsager in Cheshire, England.It stands next to a level crossing and is approximately 600 yards from the town centre. The station is 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (10.5 km) east of Crewe on the Crewe–Derby line which is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line.
Knutsford railway station serves the town of Knutsford in Cheshire, England. The station is 21 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (35.0 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Mid-Cheshire Line to Chester. The line is referred to as the Chester via Altrincham line at Manchester Piccadilly, but as the Manchester via Stockport line at Chester station.
The station is also served by a limited peak hour Northern Trains service between Chester and Leeds with four trains per day to Chester and three trains per day to Leeds via Manchester Victoria. Northern Trains also operate two trains per day on weekdays and Saturdays only to and from Ellesmere Port that start and terminate at Helsby, with the ...
A railtour is a special train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not normally available using timetabled passenger services. The 'unusual' aspect may be the route of the train, the destination, the occasion, specific sections of railway track (for example, freight-only lines), the locomotive hauling the train, the rolling stock (passenger carriages), or ...
In 2011 Cheshire East Council purchased the former Royal Mail depot and Weston House for £2.75 million. [21] The council demolished the two buildings and created a new entrance to the station, [ 22 ] [ 23 ] as well as a 244 space car park and a secure bike parking structure, at a cost of £7 million. [ 24 ]
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By the late 1920s there was one freight train a day from Macclesfield Central to Normacot railway station, this train used the Potteries Loop line. [5] On 7 November 1960, British Railways closed Macclesfield Hibel Road. Macclesfield Central was vastly remodelled and is now called simply Macclesfield station.