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- Ince & Elton
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- Runcorn East
- Warrington Bank Quay
Stanlow & Thornton
(1940 - )
The station was opened on December 23 1940 on the Hooton to Helsby line serving the Shell Thornton Aero Engine Laboratory (AEL), which was responsible for developing fuels and oils for the aircraft of the Royal Air Force
It is located within the Stanlow Refinery surrounded by the refinery site, so as a result most station users are refinery employees
There were sidings used for freight but Shell stopped using rail as a method of transportation of goods, and subsequently, the sidings were removed
The station was originally earmarked for closure under the Beeching Axe, but it survived
At this station there are covered shelters, with metal seats on both platforms. A gently rising footpath leads from the road to steps onto a footbridge. From the footbridge to the left, the steps lead to the Helsby platform, and another set of steps lead to the Ellesmere Port platform - the station is definitely not accessible for people with mobility problems!!
4 trains per day call at the station in each direction with 2 of the Helsby bound trains continuing to Warrington Bank Quay
The booking office is still extant on the Ellesmere Port platform, but has been closed for some time and it now houses the electrics for the station and is boarded up
It is located within the Stanlow Refinery surrounded by the refinery site, so as a result most station users are refinery employees
There were sidings used for freight but Shell stopped using rail as a method of transportation of goods, and subsequently, the sidings were removed
The station was originally earmarked for closure under the Beeching Axe, but it survived
At this station there are covered shelters, with metal seats on both platforms. A gently rising footpath leads from the road to steps onto a footbridge. From the footbridge to the left, the steps lead to the Helsby platform, and another set of steps lead to the Ellesmere Port platform - the station is definitely not accessible for people with mobility problems!!
4 trains per day call at the station in each direction with 2 of the Helsby bound trains continuing to Warrington Bank Quay
The booking office is still extant on the Ellesmere Port platform, but has been closed for some time and it now houses the electrics for the station and is boarded up
