Transport
The town is served by Sandbach railway station, on the Crewe to Manchester Line, with services operated by Northern Rail to and from as far north as Deansgate although there is a branch line north of the station leading to Northwich which is mainly used by freight traffic and express passenger trains heading to Chester while the North Wales Coast Line is unavailable between the city and Crewe, although some organisations have been campaigning for a local passenger service between the two stations. The station itself is located to the west of the town in Elworth.
Pressure of road traffic going from Greater Manchester to Crewe has forced the building of a bypass for Sandbach, Wheelock, Wheelock Heath, Winterley, and Haslington for the A534. This is largely due to the M6 motorway which has a junction (J17) at Sandbach, which is close to the RoadChef service station.
Local bus services are provided by Arriva and D&G Bus and Coach.
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