The national environmental transport body
The independent national rail consumer watchdog
The voluntary organisation campaigning for the development of Britain's railways for both passengers and freight
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
TEMPORARY COVID TIMETABLE
18th January 2021
Northern have introduced a Temporary Covid Timetable from Monday 18th Janaury 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 ....
GALLERY IN THE GARDENS
3rd October 2020 - 12th February 2021
Enjoy the CRP's Cheshire's Wonderful Wildlife platform railway posters at Tatton Park's Gallery in the Garden ....
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 ....
FEBRUARY 2021 BUS REPLACEMENTS
1st February 2021 - 4th February 2021
There is engineering work on the Mid Cheshire Line during February 2021 ....
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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
Useful Links
Find below links to other related organisations.
If you would like your organisation added to this page please contact MCRUA through our Contact Page.
National Organisations Supporting Rail Users
Groups Supporting Individual Rail Lines
Association of Community Rail Partnerships ACoRP
A federation of over 50 community rail partnerships and rail promotion groups
The Conwy Valley Line Y Lein Dyffryn Conwy
The 28 miles of single track railway linking the mainline at Llandudno Junction with Blaenau Ffestiniog offers some of the most picturesque and spectacular scenery anywhere in Britain
Crewe to Manchester Community Rail Partnership
The Community Rail Partnership for the Crewe to Mancherster Line via Stockport
The Borderlands Wrexham - Bidston line
The railway line which today links Wrexham, the largest town in North Wales, with Deeside and Merseyside has a long and intricate history.
Friends of Reddish South Station
The Group has a long term aim is to fight for the introduction of a regular service to Stockport to the south and Manchester Victoria to the northwest
Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership
The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership was founded in 2003 to promote increased usage of the Mid Cheshire Railway Line and to develop and improve facilities along the route
The Mid Cheshire Rail Link Campaign
The Facebook page for the Campaign to re-open the Sandbach - Middlewich - Northwich railway line to passengers with the re-opening of Middlewich Station and the creation of a new station at Gadbrook Park, Northwich.
North Cheshire Rail User Group NCRUG
The User Group serving the Chester Manchester via Warrington Bank Quay Ellesmere Port Helsby Warrington Bank Quay Liverpool Lime St and Chester Runcorn Main Line via Frodsham and the Halton Curve Lines
Shrewsbury to Chester Rail User Group SCRUA
The User Group serving the Shrewsbury Chester Line
This website promotes Styal railway station located in the village of Styal in NE Cheshire
Wrexham to Birkenhead Rail Users Association WBRUA
The User Group serving the Wrexham to Birkenhead Line via Bidston
Other sites
Association of Train Operating Companies ATOC
The offical trade body for commercial train operators
The Centre that celebrates all aspects of the Railway Town of Crewe
Each year our local stations compete for these coveted awards
Local rail and attraction information for Cheshire and its hinterland
A guide to the entire heritage railway scene in the UK and Ireland including details of special events trains and operating days for most steam railways
The 8E Railway Assocation has been supporting local Railway Preservation since 1981. It takes its name from the former British Railways steam shed code for Northwich (8E) and the group meets at the Gladstone Club, Northwich on a monthly basis - mainly for film and slide presentations. They are also the Friends Group for Northwich Railway Station.