Winsford railway station

Winsford

Location
Place	Winsford
Local authority	Borough of Cheshire West and Chester
Grid reference	SJ670660
Operations
Station code	WSF
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2009/10	122,484
2010/11	152,458
2011/12	167,174
2012/13	167,716
2013/14	176,612
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Winsford from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Winsford railway station serves the town of Winsford in Cheshire, England on the West Coast Main Line), 7 ¹⁄₂ miles (12 km) north of Crewe.

History

The station was opened in 1837 on the Grand Junction Railway.^[1]^:53

There have been two serious rail collisions near Winsford; the first in 1948 killed 24, the second in 1962 killed 18.

Main article: Rail accidents in Winsford

Future

The station was involved in plans by GNWR to accommodate services to Manchester, Blackpool and London by upgrading the station dramatically to a Parkway Station and lengthening the platforms, however in June 2014 these plans were axed by GNWR as it was not financially viable for them to do this, local councils are however opposing this as they see the development as a key feature to the town's and local area's economic regeneration.

Facilities

Winsford station was upgraded in winter 2010. The upgrade included the installation of help points and electronic arrival/departure boards as well as a departure monitor in the main building.

Services

The station is managed by London Midland, who provide services between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street. Trains call hourly in each direction throughout the week (except Sunday mornings), with a few extra calls at weekday peak times.^[2]

Notes

↑ Drake, James (1838). Drake’s Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838). Moorland Reprints. ISBN 0903485257.
↑ GB National Rail Timetable May 2013, Table 91

External links

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Train times and station information for Winsford railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Crewe		London Midland West Coast Main Line	Hartford
	Historical railways
Minshull Vernon		London and North Western Railway Grand Junction Railway	Hartford

Railway stations in Cheshire

West Coast Main Line	Crewe Winsford Hartford Acton Bridge Warrington Bank Quay Runcorn

Crewe to Manchester Line	Crewe Sandbach Holmes Chapel Goostrey Chelford Alderley Edge Wilmslow Handforth

Styal Line	Alderley Edge Wilmslow Styal

Crewe to Derby Line	Crewe Alsager

Stoke to Manchester Line	Congleton Macclesfield Prestbury Adlington Poynton

Buxton Line	Disley

Mid-Cheshire Line	Ashley Mobberley Knutsford Plumley Lostock Gralam Northwich Greenbank Cuddington Delamere Mouldsworth Chester

Manchester to Liverpool Line	Glazebrook Birchwood Padgate Warrington Central West Warrington (proposed) Sankey Widnes Hough Green

Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line	Ellesmere Port Stanlow and Thornton Ince and Elton Helsby Frodsham Runcorn East Warrington Bank Quay

Wirral Line	Chester Bache Capenhurst Hooton Little Sutton Overpool Ellesmere Port

Welsh Marches Line	Crewe Nantwich Wrenbury

Borderlands Line	Neston

Shrewsbury to Chester Line	Chester Lache (proposed)

Coordinates: 53°11′28″N 2°29′42″W / 53.191°N 2.495°W / 53.191; -2.495

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