Mid Cheshire Rail Users Association
Your voice for the Manchester to Chester, Crewe to Liverpool and potentially Northwich to Crewe via Middlewich railway lines
Latest News & Events
NEW TIMETABLE ANNOUNCED
16th May 2021 - 11th December 2021
Northern have published their new timetable for the Mid Cheshire Line ....
METROLINK UPDATE
15th May 2021 - 16th May 2021
The Altrincham Metrolink line will only operate between Altrincham and Old Trafford ....
JUNE 2021 BUS REPLACEMENTS
There is engineering work on the Mid Cheshire Line during June 2021 ....
CRP ACHIEVES GOVERNMENT ACCREDITATION
9th April 2021
The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has achieved government accreditation ....
TEMPORARY COVID TIMETABLE
18th January 2021
Northern have introduced a Temporary Covid Timetable from Monday 18th January 2021 ....
EDUCATIONAL SEASON TICKETS
1st December 2020
Educational Season Tickets are now available for participating schools on the Mid Cheshire Line ....
Have your say on
Our Chairman's Blog ...
12th February 2020:
Sunday 1 March: Metrolink Altrincham line11th November 2019:
Additional Metrolink trams during festive period ....17th September 2019:
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September: Planned Metrolink improvement works
NEW TIMETABLE ANNOUNCED
16th May 2021 - 11th December 2021
Northern have published their new timetable for the Mid Cheshire Line ....
METROLINK UPDATE
15th May 2021 - 16th May 2021
The Altrincham Metrolink line will only operate between Altrincham and Old Trafford ....
JUNE 2021 BUS REPLACEMENTS
There is engineering work on the Mid Cheshire Line during June 2021 ....
CRP ACHIEVES GOVERNMENT ACCREDITATION
9th April 2021
The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has achieved government accreditation ....
TEMPORARY COVID TIMETABLE
18th January 2021
Northern have introduced a Temporary Covid Timetable from Monday 18th January 2021 ....
EDUCATIONAL SEASON TICKETS
1st December 2020
Educational Season Tickets are now available for participating schools on the Mid Cheshire Line ....
NEW COMMUNITY RAIL OFFICER
23rd November 2020
The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has a new Community Rail Officer ....
CHESHIRE BEST KEPT STATIONS
24th November 2020
Three stations have won awards on the Mid Cheshire Line and there was a win for Winsford on the Crewe to Liverpool Line ....
TRAIN SERVICE
23rd March 2020
From week commencing 23 March, Northern Trains, in line with the rest of the industry, is introducing a temporary timetable ....
MY CHESHIRE CHILDREN'S ART COMPETITION
4th May 2020
The winners in the CRP's My Cheshire Children's Art Competition have been announced ....
CHESHIRE BEST KEPT STATIONS
28th January 2020
Altrincham, Knutsford and Greenbank stations are recognised at Cheshire Best Kept Stations ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
25th November 2019
More than 20 trains cancelled on mid Cheshire Line over the weekend ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
13th November 2019
Mid Cheshire Rail Users Association launches three-point priority scorecard .....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
3rd October 2019
New peace and reflection garden officially opened at Greenbank Station ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
20th August 2019
'Unsung heroes' praised as green project breathe life back into railway station ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
16th August 2019
16-17 Saver railcard 'tremendous news' for mid Cheshire teenagers ....
SALLY BUTTIFANT MBE
10th June 2019
Sally Buttifant, our former rail officer has been honoured with an MBE .....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
10th June 2019
Engineering work on Mid Cheshire Line at end of June ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
13th May 2019
Rail passengers gearing up for new train timetables rollout this Sunday ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
14th May 2019
Two Mid Cheshire 'Music Trains' lined up for May ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
12th April 2019
Commitment to solve 'inexcusable' access woes at Northwich railway station ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
9th April 2019
Northern complaints rise by 300 per cent with reliability a key concern ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
27th March 2019
Fresh blow for two trains per hour Northern promise ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
23rd March 2019
'Music Trains' set to return to Mid Cheshire Line for 12th year ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
11th March 2019
Engineering works bring two weeks of Sunday train cancellations ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
1st March 2019
Top Notch Volunteering ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
27th February 2019
On-time train figures falls to 14-year low ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
22nd February 2019
Pressing for change on 'sluggish' Mid Cheshire Line trains ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
19th February 2019
Friends of Greenbank Station volunteers set standard with platform efforts ....
BEST KEPT STATIONS
5th February 2019
Knutsford railway station has won an award at Cheshire Best Kept Stations ....
BEST KEPT STATIONS
5th February 2019
Northwich and Greenbank railway stations have won an award at Cheshire Best Kept Stations ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
31st January 2019
Cheshire rail companies must 'get their house in order', says passenger group ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
25th January 2019
Campaign to get historic railway clock ticking again ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
21st January 2019
Cheshire passengers facing more disruption on Northern Rail as weekend strikes continue ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
14th January 2019
Northern praised for improved rail compensation performance ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
11th January 2019
Call for consultation with rail passengers after Greenbank shelter is replaced ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
6th January 2019
Stockport Metrolink plan prompts mid Cheshire reminder ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
4th January 2019
Extra replacement services as rail strikes continue throughout January ....
WAYFARER PRICE INCREASE
2nd January 2019
As 2nd January 2019, the Manchester Wayfarer ticket increases ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
1st January 2019
Rail fare price hike "difficult to justify" says Cheshire passengers' group ....
2019 MID CHESHIRE LINE CALENDAR
27th October 2018
Our superb 2019 Mid Cheshire Line Calendar featuring the iconic posters designed by Nicky Thompson is now available .....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
18th December 2018
Improved compensation for delayed Northern train passengers ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
17th December 2018
Passenger numbers hit the buffers on troubled Mid Cheshire Line ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
16th December 2018
Festive service disruption on Liverpool-bound trains ....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
11th December 2018
Mid Cheshire Line passengers flushed with delight at scrapped toilet charge .....
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
3rd December 2018
Call for action on 'virtually useless' Saturday rail service ....
COMPENSATION WILL BE EXTENDED
25th September 2018
Northern will be introducing an additional compensation scheme for those who do not have a season ticket ....
NEW ROVER FROM TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS
24th May 2018
TransPennine Express has set up a new rover ticket, the North of England City Experience (4 in 8-day) Rover ....
MARVELLOUS DAYS OUT MUGS
30th March 2018
The CRP Marvellous Days Out mugs are now on sale at Knutsford Heritage Centre on King Street ....
AMAZING WOMEN BY RAIL
27th March 2018
The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has launched an imaginative booklet ‘Discover Amazing Women by Rail’ .....
MAY 2018 TIMETABLE
21st March 2018
John Oates, as Chair of the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership, attended a meeting at Northern’s offices last week in relation to the May 2018 Timetable change ....
CHESHIRE BEST KEPT STATIONS
23rd January 2018
Delamere and Northwich Station scoop awards at Cheshire Best Kept Stations ....
MID CHESHIRE CRP REPORT 2016
20th April 2017
The Mid Cheshire CRP has published its Annual Report for 2016 ....
CHESHIRE BEST KEPT STATIONS
10th January 2017
Chester and Delamere are two of Cheshire’s Best Kept Stations ....
DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE
10th January 2017
The CRP has become a member of Cheshire West Dementia Action Alliance ....
BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL
11th June 2016
The Vice Chairman of MCRUA has been recognised in the Queen's 90th Birthday Honours List ....
LET THE TRAIN CONNECT YOU
Lighter, longer days are here making it an excellent time to get out and about in the local area ....
MID CHESHIRE CRP REPORT 2015
11th February 2016
The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has published its Annual Report for 2015 ....
POCKET TIMETABLE 17
13th December 2015
The new pocket timetable is available for the Mid Cheshire Line but note the error ....
NORTHERN FRANCHISE
9th December 2015
Arriva wins new Northern Franchise from 1 April 2016 ....
175 YEARS OF CHESHIRE RAIL
Enjoy our 12 page booklet "Celebrating 175 Years of Railways across Cheshire" ....
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has published its Annual Report for 2014 .....