Warrington Bank Quay railway station
Railway station in Cheshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Warrington Bank Quay is one of three railway stations serving the town centre of Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is a principal stop on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central. The station is a north–south oriented main-line station on one side of the main shopping area, with the west–east oriented Warrington West and Warrington Central operating a more frequent service to the neighbouring cities of Liverpool and Manchester.
General information | |
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Location | Warrington, Borough of Warrington England |
Grid reference | SJ599878 |
Managed by | Avanti West Coast |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Station code | WBQ |
Classification | DfT category B |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
16 November 1868 (1868-11-16) | Station opened (with platforms on two levels) |
9 September 1963 | Low level platforms closed |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 1.336 million |
Interchange | 0.492 million |
2019/20 | 1.481 million |
Interchange | 0.339 million |
2020/21 | 0.312 million |
Interchange | 67,072 |
2021/22 | 0.959 million |
Interchange | 0.233 million |
2022/23 | 1.126 million |
Interchange | 0.468 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Cheshire Cat Buses are operated from the station into Warrington Bus Interchange and in the opposite direction to the Centre Park business park, Stockton Heath and further south into Cheshire.[1]