Have a say on updated railway station plan

RESIDENTS are being invited to have a say on updated plans for the new Warrington West railway station.
Exhibitions are to held in the Penketh and Chapelford areas to show potential rail travellers what they can expect.
Over the past year the council has had to review the scheme due to cost increases and they are now seeking comments on the revised plans.
At the same time, major changes to rail timetables in the north of England mean that the new station will get an improved service thanks to one semi-fast and two stopping trains, providing much better links to Liverpool and Manchester.
Cllr Hans Mundry, Warrington Borough Council’s lead member for transport, said: “I would encourage as many people as possible to take part in consultation by completing the online questionnaire or by attending one of the planned exhibition events. This should be a major boost for west
Warrington.
“The new station is planned to take pressure off the road network in west Warrington with the expansion of Omega and Lingley Mere sites. We don’t plan to close Sankey for Penketh station as it will retain a peak hour stopping service.”
Residents living close to the Warrington West site and Sankey for Penketh station will receive leaflets with details of the consultation and there will be exhibitions where staff will be available to explain the plans.
The exhibitions will be at:
*Sainsburys Chapelford on February 18 (10am – 4pm)
*Honiton Square on February 21 (10am – 4pm)
*Sankey for Penketh station on February 22 (7am – 2.30pm)
*Sainsburys Chapelford on February 23 (2pm – 7pm)
The plans can also be seen warrington.gov.uk/warringtonwest and an online
questionnaire can be filled it. Emailed comments can be sent to [email protected]
Key elements of the new station include  a high quality station building which echoes local history with a design based on an aircraft hangar, staff to improve customer service and promote safety and security and three trains per hour.
The project will cost around £18m to build with a decision on a bid for just over £4m in funding from the Department for Transport expected in Spring 2017. The project is already guaranteed around £13m of funding from a combination of the Cheshire and Warrington Growth Deal, the Council’s transport budgets and through local developer contributions.