Warrington West railway station
Warrington West  | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Great Sankey, Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington Borough Council |
| Coordinates | 53°23′37″N 2°38′19″W / 53.39361°N 2.63861°WCoordinates: 53°23′37″N 2°38′19″W / 53.39361°N 2.63861°W |
| Operations | |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 2019 | Planned opening[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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Warrington West railway station is a railway currently under construction and is planned to serve the Omega Development Site and Chapelford urban village housing estate in Great Sankey, Warrington, England.[2][3] It would also feature interchange for bus services as well as a park and ride with parking for 287 cars.[4]
The station is to be located west of central Warrington on the existing southern Liverpool to Manchester Line route between Sankey and Warrington Central stations.
Warrington Borough Council applied for funding from the government's New Stations fund but the bid failed.[5] However, the council secured part of the funding through other sources and a planning application was approved in 2015, and it was hoped that construction could begin in 2016, until Network Rail increased the estimated cost by £4 million. A fresh bid to the New Stations Fund was successful, and the station is expected to open in summer 2019.[1]
References
- 1 2 Laversuch, Chloe (28 July 2017). "Goverment [sic] to pay £4.2 million towards cost of building £17.2 million Warrington West Station". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "Rising costs delay construction of Warrington West railway station – unlikely to open before 2018". Warrington Guardian. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "Plans for new £9m railway station in Warrington". BBC News. 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "Warrington West railway station concerns raised by residents". Warrington Guardian. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "First look at new Warrington station". Warrington Guardian. 30 May 2013.
