Warrington West railway station

Warrington West railway station is a proposed railway station to serve the Omega Development Site and Chapelford urban village housing estate in Great Sankey, Warrington, England.[1] It would also feature interchange for bus services as well as a park and ride with parking for 350 cars.

The station would 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.[2] However, the council has secured part of the funding through other sources and a planning application was approved in 2015, and it is hoped that construction could begin in 2016. The target date for opening is March 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Plans for new £9m railway station in Warrington". BBC News. 30 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "First look at new Warrington station". Warrington Guardian. 30 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Northern Rail and TransPennine Express Rail Franchise Stakeholder Briefing Document and Consultation Response (February 2015)" (PDF). DfT. Retrieved 1 April 2015.


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