Urmston railway station

The station was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee on 2 September 1873. ==Facilities==

A new building on the Manchester-bound platform houses the ticket office and a waiting room. The main station building on the Liverpool-bound platform was disused for many years in the 1990s, but was re-opened as a pub/restaurant in June 2008. The station is staffed part-time (06:15 to 12:45 weekdays, 07:00 to 13:30 Saturdays, closed Sundays) - outside these times, tickets must be bought in advance or on the train. Train running details are provided by telephone, automated announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to both platforms. ==Services==

British Rail Class 156 at Urmston, bound for Manchester Oxford Road Urmston has one local (Northern Trains) and one fast (TransPennine Express) service each hour in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays. The TransPennine Express service runs between and and calls at Irlam, Birchwood, Warrington Central and westbound, whilst running through to , , and eastbound. The stopping service runs between Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road only, but there are additional trains at peak times (some of which start/terminate at Warrington Central). Only the Northern local service calls here on Sundays, hourly in each direction. ==References==