Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway|
| Locale | Northwest England |
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| Dates of operation | 1853 (1853)–1985 (1985) |
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| Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway Act 1851 |
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| Long title | An Act for making a Railway from Warrington to Altrincham, with a Branch to join the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway at Lower Walton, to be called the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway; and for other Purposes. |
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| 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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| Long title | An Act to enable the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway Company to make Deviations and Branches at Warrington, and to use certain neighbouring Railways. |
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| 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.