Winsford railway station
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Winsford railway station serves the town of Winsford
Winsford
Winsford is a town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich, and grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the...

 in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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It is a staffed station which has a hourly service throughout the day with a few exceptions.

It is managed by London Midland
London Midland
London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....

, who provide services between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool Lime Street railway station
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station lies on a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston, and on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network...

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

Winsford station was upgraded in winter 2010 which included state of the art help points and electronic arrival/departure boards as well as a departure monitor in the main building. It was announced on 1 August 2011 that Winsford is one of a number of stations which are being considered for a stop on the new 250 mph service from Manchester to London. The town council greeted the news and have been building a case to why Winsford should have this link, the decision should be made by 2013 and if approved will be up and running by 2025.

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