Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway

Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway

Overview
Locale	Northwest England
Dates of operation	1853 (1853)–1985 (1985)
Route map Legend Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway Baguley Skelton Junction Mid-Cheshire line Timperley Manchester, Sth Jct & Altrincham Rly (now Metrolink Altrincham Line) to Glazebrook (disused line) Broadheath Dunham Massey Heatley & Warburton Lymm Thelwall Manchester Ship Canal Latchford Viaduct Latchford former Vladivar Vodka distillery Warrington Wilderspool Warrington Arpley Birkenhead Railway Warrington Bank Quay WCML Low Level High Level St Helens and Runcorn Gap Rly

The Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway was a railway line that was in operation from 1 November 1853 to 7 July 1985. The railway was created by an act of parliament on 3 July 1851^[1] to build a line between Timperley Junction on the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR), to provide a through route to Manchester, and Warrington Arpley on the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway providing a link with Liverpool.