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Sankey for Penketh
(1874 - )
The station was opened in August 1874 and is the
first station towards Warrington after the old Widnes loop line
In August 1939, eight loops to the north of the line were laid
for the RAF maintenance unit at Burtonwood which also served as
a large wartime base manned by the Americans. The loops were
closed at the end of the war in 1945 but re-opened in 1976 to be
closed again in 1993
It is currently operated by Northern Rail
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