Index
- Ditton to Skelton Home
- Ditton
- Widnes South
- Cuerdley
- Fiddlers Ferry
- Sankey Bridges
- Warrington Bank Quay
- Warrington Arpley
- Latchford 1st
- Latchford 2nd
- Thelwall
- Lymm
- Heatley & Warburton
- Dunham Massey
- Broadheath
Ditton Junction to Skelton Junction Railway
(1853 - 1962)
The Warrington & Stockport Railway (W&S) which opened on November 1 1853 was part of the Warrington and Altrincham Railway (W&A) that ran to Warrington
from a connection with the Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) at Timperley Junction. At Warrington, the W&A was authorised to make an end-on connection
with the Garston and Warrington line and with the London & North Western Railway (LNWR) and the Birkenhead Joint Railway (BJR) at Walton Junction
The line closed to passengers on September 10 1962 when all regular passenger services on the line ceased. The line continued in use as a busy freight artery particularly for coal heading west towards Fiddlers Ferry Power Station and Garston Docks. Even in the early 1980's there were 60 trains per day booked to use the line east of Warrington
The line closed east of Latchford with the last booked trains running on July 7 1985 and the line was lifted in 1988 and the route east of Latchford bridge forms part of the Trans-Pennine Trail cycleway and footpath between Southport and Hull
The line closed to passengers on September 10 1962 when all regular passenger services on the line ceased. The line continued in use as a busy freight artery particularly for coal heading west towards Fiddlers Ferry Power Station and Garston Docks. Even in the early 1980's there were 60 trains per day booked to use the line east of Warrington
The line closed east of Latchford with the last booked trains running on July 7 1985 and the line was lifted in 1988 and the route east of Latchford bridge forms part of the Trans-Pennine Trail cycleway and footpath between Southport and Hull
| Station name | Opened | Closed to passengers |
Goods closed |
| Ditton | May 1871 | May 1994 | |
| Widnes South | Mar 1870 | Sep 1962 | Mar 1969 |
| Cuerdley | Mar 1856 | Jan 1858 | |
| Fiddlers Ferry | Feb 1853 | Jan 1950 | Dec 1963 |
| Sankey Bridges | Feb 1853 | Sep 1949 | |
| Warrington Bank Quay | Nov 1868 | Jun 1965 | |
| Warrington Arpley | May 1854 | Sep 1958 | Aug 1965 |
| Latchford 1st | Nov 1853 | Jul 1893 | |
| Latchford 2nd | Jul 1893 | Sep 1962 | Jul 1965 |
| Thelwall | Nov 1953 | Sep 1956 | |
| Lymm | Nov 1853 | Sep 1962 | |
| Heatley & Warburton | Nov 1853 | Sep 1962 | Aug 1965 |
| Dunham Massey | Nov 1853 | Sep 1962 | |
| Broadheath | Nov 1853 | Sep 1962 | Dec 1964 |
