West Coast Main Line Railway Bridge - Kidsgrove, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 04.057 W 002° 14.524
30U E 550785 N 5880060
This railroad bridge is a simple small concrete bridge but carries a busy main rail line.
Waymark Code: WMZWGX
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
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The bridge is in Bathpool Park, a 178 acre country park and crosses a public footpath close to the southern entrance to the park.
The nearest railway station, Kidsgrove, is approximately 1 mile to the north west and the line carries two services - The Crewe to Derby Line which is also a community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line and the Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line.
The services at the station are as follows.
Platform 1
Hourly Northern service direct to Stoke on Trent (operated by class 323 EMUs)
Platform 2
Hourly Northern service to Manchester Piccadilly calling at Congleton, Macclesfield, Prestbury, Adlington, Poynton, Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Heaton Chapel and Levenshulme (operated by class 323 EMUs)
Platform 3
Hourly East Midlands Trains service to Derby calling at Longport, Stoke on Trent, Longton, Blythe Bridge, Uttoxeter, Tutbury and Hatton and Peartree (at peak times) (operated by class 153 or 156 DMUs)
Hourly London Northwestern service to London Euston calling at Stoke on Trent, Stone, Stafford, Rugeley Trent Valley, Lichfield Trent Valley, Tamworth, Atherstone, Nuneaton, Rugby and Milton Keynes Central. (operated by class 350 EMUs)
Platform 4
Hourly East Midlands Trains service to Crewe calling at Alsager (operated by class 153 or 156 DMUs)
Hourly London Northwestern service to Crewe calling at Alsager (operated by class 350 EMUs)
No services operated by Virgin Trains or CrossCountry call at Kidsgrove, (though 4 Cross Country and 4 Virgin Trains services pass through platforms 1 & 2 each hour)
Information extracted from
Wikipedia