Mickle Trafford railway station

53°13′05″N 2°49′51″W / 53.2181°N 2.8307°W / 53.2181; -2.8307Grid referenceSJ446693Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBirkenhead Joint RailwayPre-groupingBirkenhead Joint RailwayPost-groupingBirkenhead Joint RailwayKey datesDecember 1889Station opened2 April 1951 (1951-04-02)Station closed

Mickle Trafford railway station was a station on the Birkenhead Joint Railway in Mickle Trafford, Cheshire.^[1]

History and operations

The station was open for the use by passengers between 1889 and 1951^[2] when it was closed and was subsequently demolished.^[3] Although all traces of the station have now been removed, the site remains an active operational location, as the Mid-Cheshire Line passenger trains from Manchester via Stockport and Altrincham join the main Chester - Warrington (Bank Quay) - Manchester Piccadilly line at this point and Mickle Trafford signal box remains in use to work the junction between the two routes.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Chester General		Birkenhead Joint Railway		Dunham Hill

References

Bibliography

• Butt R.V.J, The Directory of Railway Stations, 1995, Patrick Stephens Limited, ISBN 1-85260-508-1

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 8. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester to Warrington. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 19-24. ISBN 9781908174406. OCLC 910526793.