Acton Bridge railway station
Acton Bridge 
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| Location | |
| Place | Acton Bridge |
| Local authority | Borough of Cheshire West and Chester |
| Coordinates | 53°15′59″N 2°36′10″W / 53.2664°N 2.6029°WCoordinates: 53°15′59″N 2°36′10″W / 53.2664°N 2.6029°W |
| Grid reference | SJ598745 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ACB |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 20,044 |
| 2012/13 |
 15,732 |
| 2013/14 |
16,612 |
| 2014/15 |
17,486 |
| 2015/16 |
20,236 |
| History | |
| 4 July 1837 | Station opens as Acton |
| 1 July 1870 | Station renamed Acton Bridge |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Acton Bridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Acton Bridge railway station is near the village of Acton Bridge, Cheshire, in the northwest of England.
The station opened as Acton by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837 but was renamed Acton Bridge in 1870. After merging into the London and North Western Railway, the company became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. In addition to its main line calls, the station also served as the terminus of a local service from Crewe via Sandbach & Northwich until 1942. This used a connecting curve that diverged from the main line just north of Hartford to join the Cheshire Lines Committee line from Altrincham to Chester Northgate near Greenbank (this remains in use, but for freight traffic only).
When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the privatisation of British Railways. Trains of the Intercity Sector passed on the West Coast Main Line.
When British Rail was privatised Acton Bridge was served by Central Trains until 2007 and then served by London Midland.
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