Runcorn railway station

Runcorn railway station is in the town of Runcorn in Cheshire, north-west England. The station lies on the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line between Weaver Junction and Liverpool South Parkway and is managed by Avanti West Coast. There are regular services to Liverpool, Crewe, London, Birmingham and Chester.

For the railway station in Brisbane, see Runcorn railway station, Brisbane. For the other railway station in Runcorn, see Runcorn East railway station.

Runcorn
Location
Place	Runcorn
Local authority	Borough of Halton
Grid reference	SJ508826
Operations
Station code	RUN
Managed by	Avanti West Coast
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	C1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.750 million
2015/16	0.758 million
2016/17	0.777 million
2017/18	0.739 million
2018/19	0.687 million
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1 April 1869	Station opened
1 April 1869 (1869-04-01)	Station opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Runcorn from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station is located a short distance south of the Runcorn Railway Bridge over the River Mersey on a section of line opened by the London and North Western Railway to create a more direct route between Liverpool and Crewe. The station opened on 1 April 1869.[1]

Facilities

The station has a shop and snack bar in the ticket hall. Lifts are available (integrated into the footbridge) to allow passengers to cross between the platforms. A car park (charges apply) and taxi rank are also available, and bus stops for services to other parts of Runcorn and also to Widnes.[2]

For customers travelling with first class tickets and passes, a designated first class lounge is provided, along with standard waiting shelters.[3] There are customer help points, digital information screens and automated train announcements available to give train running information.

The station normally has a staffed ticket office (open daily from start of service until 19:30). In addition, self-service ticket vending machines are available, allowing passengers to purchase tickets or collect pre-booked tickets (e.g. through a train operator's website or telesales centre).

Services

Avanti West Coast - (1 per hour)

There is an hourly service between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston operated by Avanti West Coast.

West Midlands Trains - (2 per hour)

There are two services per hour between Liverpool, Crewe and Birmingham New Street operated by West Midlands Trains under the London Northwestern brand.

Transport for Wales - (1 per hour)

Transport for Wales also runs an hourly service between Liverpool Lime Street and Chester using the Halton Curve.

Services are less frequent in the evenings and on Sundays.

Gallery

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  Virgin Pendolinos wait at the station
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  Along platform 2
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  The main station building
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  The signal box situated at the southern end of platform 2

See also

• Runcorn signal box
• Runcorn East railway station

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 201. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. "Runcorn > Station information". London North Western Railway. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
3. "Runcorn (RUN)". National Rail. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

External links

• Train times and station information for Runcorn railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Liverpool South Parkway		London Northwestern Railway Liverpool-Birmingham		Acton Bridge
				Hartford
				Crewe
Liverpool Lime Street		Avanti West Coast WCML Liverpool Branch		Crewe
				Stafford
				London Euston
Liverpool South Parkway		Transport for Wales Halton Curve		Frodsham