Acton Bridge is a stop on the West Coast Main Line in Cheshire between Hartford and Runcorn.
A freight passes through Acton Bridge
Information
Type:
National Rail
(West Coast Main Line)
Station code:
ACB
Opened:
1837
Platforms:
3
The station was opened by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837 as Acton [1], it was renamed Acton Bridge in 1870. As well as services on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line, Acton Bridge was also the terminus of services to Crewe via Sandbach but these services ceased in 1942. One platform was turned into an island in 1925. The station had a goods shed and sidings which closed in 1965.
The station entrance is on the road bridge which crosses the line with stairs down to the platforms. The station's wooden platform buildings have been replaced by some concrete shelters. The station is managed by London North Western Railway.
Platform shelter
Steps down to the island platform
View up the platform, the main building is top right
LNWR 350 262 departs
Stay behind the yellow line(s)!
[1] Adrian Hartless, Crewe to Wigan (Middleton Press, 2017) Map. XI
