Hunts Cross chord is a section of railway track in

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that was built by the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) to connect the

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's Edge Hill to Ditton Junction line with the CLC's Liverpool to Manchester Line. Mainline services between Manchester and Liverpool were diverted to Lime Street from their previous terminus at Central High Level over this connection from 5 September 1966.

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using the chord are

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and

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for services between and along the CLC route. TransPennine Express used this route until May 2018, when trains were rerouted via Newton-le-Willows.

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