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Minshull Vernon
(1837 - 1942)
Minshull Vernon Station opened with the Crewe to Earlstown (GJR) line on July 4 1837
It only had basic facilities consisting of little more than a cottage-like structure adjacent to the double track line
By March 1850, there were 3 up (southbound direction) and 3 down (northbound direction) trains Monday to Saturday. No trains called on Sundays
By the 1870s, the station had been provided with raised platforms. The main facilities were on the up platform (southbound) and
the down platform (northbound) had only a simple waiting shelter
The December 1895 timetable showed 5 up and 4 down services Monday to Saturday. On Sundays there were 2 down trains but nothing in the up direction
The LMS timetable for the summer of 1932 showed 6 up and 4 down trains Monday to Thursday. On Fridays and Saturdays there were 5 down trains. On Sundays there were 2 down trains
Minshull Vernon had so few passengers during World War II so LMS closed it on March 2 1942
The station had been completely demolished by the 1960s. The line was quadrupled in the late 1950s and it was electrified in 1961
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