Railway
Baguley railway station was opened on 1 February 1866 and closed on 30 November 1964 during the 'Beeching Axe'. Baguley Station was mostly served by local trains operating from Stockport Tiviot Dale to and from Liverpool Central, and on a separate line from Stockport to Altrincham, but the station was located on the Mid-Cheshire Line and express trains ran through it.
The line is still used for passenger services running between Manchester, Stockport and Chester via Northwich and for a variety of goods services. There is a proposal to open a new Baguley station as an interchange station for Manchester Metrolink when the extension to Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport is built, reintroducing an intermediate stop on this line.
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