Warrington West railway station
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Warrington West railway station is a railway station planned to serve the Omega Development Site and Chapelford urban village housing estate in Great Sankey, Warrington, England.[1][2] It would also feature interchange for bus services as well as a park and ride with parking for 287 cars.[3]
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.[4] 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, if successful, would mean the station could open in 2019.
References
- ^ "Rising costs delay construction of Warrington West". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Plans for new £9m railway station in Warrington". BBC News. 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Warrington West residents raise concerns". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "First look at new Warrington station". Warrington Guardian. 30 May 2013.
