Ditton railway station, earlier known as Ditton Junction, was in the town of Widnes in Cheshire, England. It was located on Hale Road on the border between Ditton and Halebank. The station opened in 1871 on the London-Liverpool line. It replaced an earlier station named Ditton Mill which was inconveniently located off the then new main line some 230 yards to the east. Ditton closed to passengers on 27 May 1994. On 17 September 1912 15 people were killed when the 17:30 train from Chester derailed while crossing from the fast to the slow line at speed.(Main article: Ditton Junction rail crash)