Sankey railway station
Sankey for Penketh  |
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| Location | |
| Place | Great Sankey |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Coordinates | 53°23′32″N 2°39′02″W / 53.3923°N 2.6506°WCoordinates: 53°23′32″N 2°39′02″W / 53.3923°N 2.6506°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SNK |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 56,905 |
| 2005/06 * |  62,980 |
| 2006/07 * |  59,780 |
| 2007/08 * | 69,285 |
| 2008/09 * | 78,730 |
| 2009/10 * | 75,468 |
| History | |
| Opened 1874 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sankey for Penketh from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Sankey railway station, also known as Sankey for Penketh, is a railway station in the west of Warrington, Cheshire, England, serving the Great Sankey, Penketh and Whittle Hall areas of the town. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[1]
Services are approximately hourly in each direction, towards Widnes and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Warrington Central and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. There are 2 trains per hour during peak hours time and the station is closed on Sundays.
The main station building is the original (dating from the opening of the line in 1874) and of a standard style used by the Cheshire Lines Committee. It is used as a booking office and waiting room, though part of the building is a house and another part disused. Passengers have little shelter available when the main building is closed and seats are only available on the Manchester bound platform, which has recently had a shelter installed. The station is staffed on Monday to Saturday mornings. At other times you must buy a ticket from the conductor on board, all railcard fares are valid. There is a car park outside and the former goods yard has been used for building houses.
[edit] References
- ^ "Sankey railway station", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1230788, retrieved 7 May 2011
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Sankey railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Warrington Central | Northern Rail Manchester to Liverpool Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Widnes | ||
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