Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway
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| Dates of operation | 1853–1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway Act 1851 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Citation | 14 & 15 Vict. c. lxxi |
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| Royal assent | 3 July 1851 |
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| Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway Act 1853 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Citation | 16 & 17 Vict. c. ccxviii |
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| Royal assent | 20 August 1853 |
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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, the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. lxxi), on 3 July 1851 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.