I've been using Warrington Central much more over the past week or so and the station is improving,…read moreespecially in terms of cleanliness and service. While it is an old and basic station, it is pretty nice for an old town and it's pretty easy to get in and out of the station quickly to continue on with your journey. Minimal facilities inside the station but with Warrington's Golden Square Centre being a couple of minutes away, as well as an ASDA nearby that, is helpful. If you're heading into Manchester/Liverpool, there seem to be more services which go from here rather than Bank Quay, including the fastest train into Manchester which goes from here to Piccadilly with East Midlands Railway. 3* - Decent station for a small town, pretty minimal but improving so that's a good thing.

Warrington Central is one of two major stations in Warrington (the other being Bank Quay), and is…read moreserved by trains on 'southern route' from Liverpool to Manchester. The line was opened in 1873 by the Cheshire Lines Committee, a venture formed by the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and the Great Northern railway, joined by the Midland Railway. The line originally ran from Manchester Central to Liverpool Central via Garston, although services were concentrated on Piccadilly and Lime St stations respectively from the late 1960s. The station has two platforms, built on a viaduct: the original main station building on the north side, in an Italianate style of yellow stock brick with red and blue brick details, has been converted into commercial offices, and a new smaller building built on Winwick Street. The station's modern entrance houses a ticket office, small shop and coffee stand, leading via stairs (or newly-installed lifts) to the two platforms. These retain the attractive original retaining walls and their canopies, with decorated brackets, although the original wooden awnings have unfortunately been replaced by ugly corrugated steel versions. The Manchester-bound platform (1) has toilets and a waiting room, whereas the Liverpool platform (2) has only a modern glass waiting room. The station is served by three rail companies: Northern operate a half hourly Liverpool (Lime St) to Manchester (Piccadilly) service, some of which stop at all stations, with others semi-fast. TransPennine Express operate an hourly fast service to Liverpool westbound and Leeds via Manchester eastbound, some of which continue to York, Scarborough or Middlesbrough. East Midlands trains operate an hourly Liverpool to Norwich via Nottingham and Sheffield service, taking over 5 hours to Norwich! There is level access throughout, and Warrington's Bus Station (known as the 'Interchange') is a short walk away under the railway bridge.

One of two railway stations in Warrington - Warrington Bank Quay is managed by Avanti West Coast…read more(Formerly Virgin Trains) providing connections into London, it is also used by other operators including Transport For Wales and Northern. There seem to offer more long-distance trains than Warrington Central into Scotland and London, with other services going into Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, Leeds and Wales. It is in a sketchy part of town, so I wouldn't want to walk into the town centre in the dark, luckily you can get frequent buses outside the station which goes into the bus station, it only takes a couple of minutes but obviously, if you are able to travel into Warrington Central you wouldn't need to do that as it is across the way from the bus station, right in the town centre. There aren't many facilities at the station either - the platforms are sheltered but don't expect to stay warm and dry if you're waiting at the station, there isn't a great deal of shops/cafes nearby other than one independent, small newsagents I saw. Expect long waits for tickets too due to an understaffed ticket counter and very few ticket machines. I didn't notice any ticket barriers either, which for an Avanti station seemed strange. The station is clean, it looks better than Warrington Central and has some good services, but being slightly out of the way, I do prefer travelling into Warrington Central but Warrington Bank Quay isn't a bad alternative, especially if one wants to get into Manchester Victoria, rather than Piccadilly. 3*

This station drives me mad. A virgin trains hub that only has a tiny caféxpresshop. The only…read morehighlight is that the waiting room is really warm. But that is bad in the summer when it is unbearable.

Great service. We use dragon for business and personal and they have always been reliable. If they…read moresay they will do the job, they will be there. They never accept a job if they can't do it. Highly recommend them.

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This is the local taxi company in Irlam and Cadishead. I keep using this company when i need a taxi…read morebut not through choice, just because there is not another one close enough which is as cheap as they are. Most of the cars which you are picked up in are clean and tidy and the drivers never really try and rip you off. I have done the same journey to the train station numerous times and the fare is always the same give or take 20p. The downside to this taxi company is they are not very reliable. I have lost count of the number of times they have been late and I have needed to ring and chase them, sometimes i think they dont send a car until you ring and chase them. I think they should also take a contact number when you book a taxi as there has been one instance where i booked a taxi to the train station early in the morning and i stressed for it to be on time because i had to catch 2 trains and couldnt miss my connection. The taxi never showed up and after a few times of ringing they said the car that was taking me had broken down and there isnt another that can take me. I think that was really unprofessional and if you can find an alternative taxi company, use them.

Rubbish. My…read moregirlfriend and I often need to get to the train station or the airport (train station less than 10 mins from house). I now need to book 40 minutes before the train to stand a chance of ABBA turning up. It used to be bad, but they'd turn up within 10 mins of the time... but now, no matter how early I book (even hours or the day before for a morning taxi) they are, without fail, more than 20 mins late. I have topped using them and are trying out alternative firms. Just for completeness, we've missed numerous trains... and once when I rang up to ask what I was supposed to do about the train (when driver after 25 minutes hadn't arrived) the operator said "well I am not guaranteeing your taxi so we won't pay for it", and I've almost missed a flight, but luckily managed to run through and make it. Terrible service, terrible customer care. Warrington Council really should be doing something about regulating taxi firms in the area to stop ABBA from getting away with it.

Last time I booked a car to Heathrow for which original charges were 30 GBP. The final amount…read moreincluded a car seat. However, first the driver was late (can be confirmed by call I made) and also he did not bring the car seat. Finally, driver upon reaching at airport said the fee is 35 pounds instead of 30. So I paid 10 pounds extra including for the car seat. Such a very very unpleasant situation !!!! No longer use them!!