page_title: Broadheath (Altrincham) railway station
section_title: Station construction, opening and ownership
hierarchical_section_title: Broadheath (Altrincham) railway station / Station construction, opening and ownership
caption_attribution_description: Pre Grouping railway junction around Altrincham, Broadheath &amp; Timperley; Apethorne, Bredbury, Brinnington, Godley, Marple &amp; Woodley
context_page_description: Broadheath (Altrincham) railway station served Broadheath and the northern part of Altrincham in Cheshire, England, between its opening in 1853 and closure in 1962.
context_section_description: The station was built by the Warrington and Altrincham Junction Railway, which changed its name to the Warrington and Stockport Railway (W&SR)  shortly before the station was opened on 1 November 1853.  Initially the name used was Altrincham W & S, but this was changed to Broadheath (Altrincham) in November 1856. The W&SR was incorporated in the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) on 15 July 1867. The LNWR was merged into the London Midland and Scottish Railway on 1 January 1923.
caption: A 1909 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Broadheath (Altrincham). Diagram includes the goods station and the junction to the east where the LNWR line to Manchester London Road swung north and the CLC line continued east to Stockport.
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