Warrington Central railway station
Warrington Central 
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First TransPennine Express Class 185 Desiro unit no. 185140 calls at Warrington Central with a service from Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough in December 2008
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| Location | |
| Place | Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Coordinates | 53°23′30″N 2°35′35″W / 53.3918°N 2.5930°WCoordinates: 53°23′30″N 2°35′35″W / 53.3918°N 2.5930°W |
| Grid reference | SJ606885 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WAC |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.526 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.593 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.661 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.785 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.802 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened circa 1873 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Warrington Central from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Warrington Central railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lines (the former Cheshire Lines Committee route between Liverpool and Manchester), being situated approximately halfway between the two cities. Central station is served by diesel stopping trains between Liverpool and Manchester, and diesel express services between Liverpool and the North East of England or between Liverpool and East Anglia.
Central station has no electrified lines being served only by diesel trains. The second station serving the town centre is Warrington Bank Quay, which accommodates electrified lines on the West Coast Main Line with express services to London, Birmingham and Scotland and also an electrified service to Liverpool Lime Street.
The main station building faces away from the town and is of a classical style with some polychrome brickwork. Most of it is rented out to small businesses, the booking office and other facilities having been relocated to a modern building at a lower level. From street level, passengers climb six steps or a short ramp to reach the booking office, and climb further steps to the platforms. Disabled passengers can now easily access both platforms as lifts were installed in June 2008, making Warrington Central fully accessible for the first time.
The station has a customer service office, toilets, waiting rooms, a newsagent and a coffee stall. The entrance building was enlarged and modernised in 2010–11.
Outside there is a car park and a taxi rank. The station is located close to Warrington Bus Interchange.
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