Stanlow and Thornton railway station
Stanlow and Thornton 
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| Location | |
| Place | Stanlow |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Grid reference | SJ440760 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SNT |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| 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 |
 468 |
| 2012/13 |
 260 |
| 2013/14 |
314 |
| 2014/15 |
158 |
| 2015/16 |
88 |
| History | |
| 23 December 1940 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stanlow and Thornton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Stanlow & Thornton railway station is located within the Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire, England. It lies on the Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line with services operated by Northern. The station is surrounded by the refinery site, so as a result most station users are refinery employees.
The station was opened on 23 December 1940 jointly by the Great Western Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The station served the Shell Thornton Aero Engine Laboratory (AEL), which was responsible for developing fuels and oils for the aircraft of the Royal Air Force.
A short distance from the station was a signal box. This controlled all of the sidings used for freight. Shell stopped using rail as a method of transportation of goods, and subsequently, the sidings were removed. Eventually, the signal box was dismantled and donated to the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Today, the signals for this line and station are controlled at Helsby and Ellesmere Port signal boxes, operated by Network Rail.
The station was originally earmarked for closure under what is known today as the Beeching Axe, a report created by Dr. Beeching entitled "The Reshaping of Britain's railways". This was a report commissioned by the government to find out how money could be saved, as use of the railways began to decline.
Station usage statistics for 2004-5 showed 40 passengers using the station, less than one per week. Passenger numbers began to increase at the station in 2005-6, with 130 people using it in 2005-06. This rose sharply to 326 in 2006-2007, despite the same rail services being operated.
At this station there are covered shelters, with three metal seats on either platform. There is a payphone located on the Helsby platform, but it only accepts phonecards from British Telecom.
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