STOCKPORT TO CREWE LINE 11-DAY CLOSURE IN FEBRUARY

Published at 19:50 on Saturday 16th January 2016
Tags: Network Rail, Line Closure, Engineering

An unidentified Northern Rail Class 323 crosses Twemlow Viaduct, near Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, with the 13:34 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly service on 18th September 2015. John McGowan

From 13th-24th February, an 11-day closure of the Crewe to Manchester, and Sandbach to Northwich lines will take place to allow Network Rail will carry out refurbishment works to four bridges and two viaducts.


Completing these works at the same time has helped save £500,000 and minimised the level of disruption as much as possible for passengers and freight services along these routes. As part of this programme, the Grade-II listed viaducts at Holmes Chapel and Peover will be given a full makeover. Water stains on the walls of both viaducts will be removed, damaged brickwork will be repaired and both structures will be waterproofed.

At the same time, Network Rail engineers will undertake strengthening work to the Hungerford Road bridge in Crewe, Shipbrook Road bridge in Rudheath, and to the Whatcroft underbridge and the Trent and Mersey Canal bridge in Davenham, ensuring that these bridges continue to be reliable for decades to come.  

The 11-day closure of these routes will mean that services to Manchester from London and South Wales (and vice-versa) will temporarily by-pass Crewe and be diverted via Macclesfield and Stockport. Local rail services will also be affected between Wilmslow, Stockport and Crewe.

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