  crewe railway station is a railway station in crewe, cheshire, england. the station was completed in 1837 and is one of the most historic railway stations in the world.guardian newspaper article, the beauty of crewe (6 december 2005). retrieval date: 10 august 2007. crewe was chosen after winsford, seven miles to the north, had rejected an earlier proposal, as had local landowners in neighbouring nantwich, four miles away. crewe is a major junction on the west coast main line and serves as a rail gateway for north west england. it is 158 miles north of london euston and 243 miles south of glasgow central. crewe railway station has twelve platforms and a modern passenger entrance containing a bookshop and ticket office. passengers access the platforms via a footbridge, stairs and lifts. the platforms buildings dating from the 19th century contain two more bookshops, bars, buffets and waiting rooms. the last major expenditure on the station was in 1985 when the track layout was remodelled and station facilities updated. ==history== ===early years===  250px|thumb|right|crewe station looking ne and showing the six converging railway routes crewe station set many 'firsts' in the history of the world's railways. for instance it was the first station to have its own adjacent railway hotel: the crewe arms, built in 1838, and still in use. it was the first to be completely rebuilt owing to the need for expansion. it was the first to form a junction between more than two companies. it was the also first to have completely independent rail lines built around it, in order to ease traffic congestion. the story begins on 4 july 1837, with the opening of the grand junction railway. the purpose of this railway was to link the four largest cities of england by joining the existing liverpool and manchester railway with the projected [[lo
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