 The town was served by a railway station to the north of the town , the Cheshire Lines Committee <unk> to <unk> <unk> Dale Line . The station was opened in 1873 , eight years after the line opened , and was in use until 30 November 1964 . A grant of £ 312 @,@ 000 was made by the government to set up Partington Cooperative Transport ( <unk> ) with the purpose of improving public transport in the town . 
