Colwich Junction

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Colwich Junction is a rail junction on Britain's West Coast Main Line, near the town of Little Haywood, Staffordshire. It was the site of the 1986 Colwich rail crash

It accesses a twin track, electrified (25 kV AC OLE) cut off line through to Stone, where it joins the North Staffordshire Railways main line (Stafford to Cheadle Hulme Junction via Stoke-On-Trent). This provides a shorter route to Manchester Piccadilly than using lines via Stafford or Crewe, although the route via Crewe and Wilmslow is technically a faster route due to fewer speed restrictions on the route.

There are currently no stations on the Colwich Junction to Stone line. Although there were platforms on this line at Stone, they are no longer used.

There was a rail accident here on Friday 19 September 1986, when two express passenger trains collided - see Colwich rail crash.

Coordinates: 52°47′17″N, 1°58′45″W