General information | |||||
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Location | Great Sankey, Warrington England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°23′32″N 2°39′02″W / 53.3923°N 2.6506°W | ||||
Grid reference | SJ568885 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SNK | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee | ||||
Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee | ||||
Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 May 1874 | Opened as Sankey | ||||
1904 | Renamed Sankey for Penketh | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.123 million | ||||
2020/21 | 1,498 | ||||
2021/22 | 2,930 | ||||
2022/23 | 3,358 | ||||
2023/24 | 1,362 | ||||
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Sankey for Penketh railway station, also known as just Sankey, 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 Trains. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[1]