Sankey railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Sankey for Penketh
code = SNK


manager = Northern Rail
locale = Sankey
borough = Warrington
start = 1874
platforms = 2
lowusage0405 = 56,905
lowusage0506 = 62,980
lowusage0607 = 59,780
latitude = 53.3923
longitude = -2.6506

Sankey railway station, also known as Sankey for Penketh, is a railway station in the west of Warrington, Cheshire, England, serving the Great Sankey and Penketh areas of the town. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail. It is a Grade II listed building. [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=405824 Images of England] , accessed 17 July 2007]

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 area is being developed for housing.

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