▁and ▁Louise ▁B ours . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Road ▁▁ ▁Kn uts ford ▁has ▁excellent ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁motor way ▁network , ▁with ▁j unction s ▁to ▁the ▁M 6 ▁( J unction ▁ 1 9 ) ▁and ▁M 5 6 ▁( J unction ▁ 7 ) ▁motor ways . ▁However , ▁this ▁can ▁also ▁have ▁dis adv antages ▁as ▁the ▁A 5 0 ▁which ▁runs ▁through ▁Kn uts ford ▁town ▁centre ▁follows ▁a ▁similar ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁M 6 ▁between ▁W arr ington ▁and ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ; ▁this ▁means ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁M 6 ▁is ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁accident ▁or ▁road works ; ▁then ▁a ▁large ▁volume ▁of ▁traffic ▁trans fers ▁to ▁the ▁A 5 0 ▁and ▁causes ▁major ▁traffic ▁j ams ▁in ▁Kn uts ford . ▁ ▁Rail ▁ ▁Kn uts ford ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁Kn uts ford ▁railway ▁station ▁which ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁Mid - Ch esh ire ▁Line ▁running ▁from ▁Ch ester ▁to ▁Manchester ▁( via ▁Al tr inch am ). ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Ch esh ire ▁Mid land ▁Railway ▁( C MR ). ▁The ▁C MR ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁Ch esh ire ▁L ines ▁Committee ▁( CLC ) ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁this ▁entity ▁continu ing ▁to ▁serve ▁Kn uts ford ▁until ▁national isation ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁rail ▁service ▁to ▁Manchester ▁was ▁re - rout ed ▁via ▁a