ðə nˈæntwɪtʃ ænd mˈɑːɹkɪt dɹˈeɪtən ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈɪŋkɪŋ ðə tˈɪtʃəlɚ tˈaʊnz ˈoʊpənd fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə stˈeɪʃən ɐ dʒˈʌŋkʃən ɪnðə pɹˈɑːsɛs nˈoʊn lˈoʊkəli æz ðə "dʒˈɪndʒɚbɹˌɛd lˈaɪn" mˈɑːɹkɪt dɹˈeɪtən bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻnˈaʊn fɚðə pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv sˈɛd kənfˈɛkʃənˌɛɹi, ɪt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə wˈɛlɪŋtən ænd əfˈɪʃəli bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɛstɚn ɹˈeɪlweɪ sˈɪstəm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
The Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway linking the titular towns opened five years later, making the station a junction in the process – known locally as the "Gingerbread Line" (Market Drayton being renown for the production of said confectionery), it was later extended to Wellington and officially became part of the Great Western Railway system in 1897.