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.

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

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

References

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)
"Runcorn > Station information". London North Western Railway. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
"Runcorn (RUN)". National Rail. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Runcorn railway station.

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

Preceding station		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

Railway stations in Cheshire
West Coast Main Line	Crewe Winsford Hartford Acton Bridge Warrington Bank Quay Runcorn
Crewe–Manchester line	Crewe Sandbach Holmes Chapel Goostrey Chelford Alderley Edge Wilmslow Handforth
Styal line	Alderley Edge Wilmslow Styal
Crewe–Derby line	Crewe Alsager
Stoke–Manchester line	Congleton Macclesfield Prestbury Adlington Poynton
Buxton line	Disley
Mid-Cheshire line	Ashley Mobberley Knutsford Plumley Lostock Gralam Northwich Greenbank Cuddington Delamere Mouldsworth Chester
Liverpool–Manchester lines	Glazebrook Birchwood Padgate Warrington Central Warrington West Sankey Widnes Hough Green
Ellesmere Port–Warrington line	Ellesmere Port Stanlow and Thornton Ince and Elton Helsby Frodsham Runcorn East Warrington Bank Quay
Wirral line	Chester Bache Capenhurst Hooton Little Sutton Overpool Ellesmere Port
Welsh Marches line	Crewe Nantwich Wrenbury
Borderlands line	Neston
Shrewsbury–Chester line	Chester

Railway stations served by Avanti West Coast
B	Bangor Birmingham International Birmingham New Street Blackpool North
C	Carlisle Chester Colwyn Bay Coventry Crewe
E	Edinburgh Waverley
F	Flint
G	Glasgow Central
H	Haymarket Holyhead
K	Kirkham and Wesham
L	Lancaster Lichfield Trent Valley Liverpool Lime Street Llandudno Junction London Euston
M	Macclesfield Manchester Piccadilly Milton Keynes Central
N	Nuneaton
O	Oxenholme Lake District
P	Penrith North Lakes Poulton-le-Fylde Prestatyn Preston
R	Rhyl Rugby Runcorn
S	Sandwell and Dudley Shrewsbury Stafford Stockport Stoke-on-Trent
T	Tamworth Telford Central
W	Warrington Bank Quay Watford Junction Wellington Wigan North Western Wilmslow Wolverhampton
Rail transport in the United Kingdom

Railway stations served by Transport for Wales
Stations listed in italics are request stops.
A	Aber Abercynon Aberdare Aberdovey Abererch Abergavenny Abergele and Pensarn Aberystwyth Albrighton Alderley Edge Ammanford
B	Baglan Bangor Bargoed Barmouth Barry Barry Docks Barry Island Betws-y-Coed Bidston Bilbrook Birchgrove Birmingham International Birmingham New Street Blaenau Ffestiniog Bodorgan Borth Bridgend Brithdir Briton Ferry Broome Buckley Bucknell Builth Road Bynea
C	Cadoxton Caergwrle Caerphilly Caersws Caldicot Cardiff Bay Cardiff Central Cardiff Parkway (from 2023) Cardiff Queen Street Carmarthen Cathays Cefn-y-Bedd Cheltenham Spa Chepstow Chester Chirk Church Stretton Cilmeri Clarbeston Road Clunderwen Codsall Cogan Colwyn Bay Conwy Coryton Cosford Craven Arms Crewe Criccieth Crosskeys Cwmbach Cwmbran Cynghordy
D	Danescourt Deganwy Dinas Powys Dinas Rhondda Dingle Road Dolau Dolgarrog Dolwyddelan Dovey Junction Dyffryn Ardudwy
E	Earlestown Eastbrook East Didsbury Ebbw Vale Parkway Ebbw Vale Town Energlyn and Churchill Park
F	Fairbourne Fairwater Fernhill Ferryside Ffairfach Fishguard and Goodwick Fishguard Harbour Flint Frodsham
G	Garth (Bridgend) Garth (Powys) Gilfach Fargoed Glan Conwy Gloucester Gobowen Gowerton Grangetown Gwersyllt
H	Harlech Haverfordwest Hawarden Hawarden Bridge Heath High Level Heath Low Level Helsby Hengoed Hereford Heswall Holyhead Hope (Flintshire) Hopton Heath
J	Johnston
K	Kidwelly Kilgetty Knighton Knucklas
L	Lamphey Leominster Lisvane and Thornhill Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool South Parkway Llanaber Llanbedr Llanbister Road Llanbradach Llandaf Llandanwg Llandecwyn Llandovery Llandrindod Llandudno Llandudno Junction Llandybie Llanelli Llanfairfechan Llanfairpwll Llangadog Llangammarch Llangennech Llangynllo Llanharan Llanhilleth Llanishen Llanrwst Llansamlet Llantwit Major Llanwrda Llanwrtyd Llwyngwril Llwynypia Ludlow Lydney
M	Machynlleth Maesteg Maesteg (Ewenny Road) Manchester Airport Manchester Oxford Road Manchester Piccadilly Manorbier Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Vale Milford Haven Minffordd Morfa Mawddach Mountain Ash
N	Nantwich Narberth Neath Neston Newbridge Newport Newton-le-Willows Newtown Ninian Park North Llanrwst
O	Oakengates
P	Pantyffynnon Pembrey and Burry Port Pembroke Pembroke Dock Penally Penarth Pencoed Pengam Penhelig Penmaenmawr Penrhiwceiber Penrhyndeudraeth Pensarn Pentre-bach Pen-y-Bont Penychain Penyffordd Pontarddulais Pontlottyn Pontyclun Pont-y-Pant Pontypool and New Inn Pontypridd Porth Porthmadog Port Talbot Parkway Prees Prestatyn Pwllheli Pye Corner Pyle
Q	Quakers Yard
R	Radyr Rhiwbina Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Rhosneigr Rhyl Rhymney Risca and Pontymister Rogerstone Roman Bridge Ruabon Runcorn Runcorn East
S	Sarn Saundersfoot Severn Tunnel Junction Shifnal Shotton Shrewsbury Skewen Smethwick Galton Bridge Stafford Stockport Sugar Loaf Swansea
T	Taffs Well Talsarnau Talybont Tal-y-Cafn Telford Central Tenby Tir-Phil Tondu Tonfanau Ton Pentre Tonypandy Treforest Treforest Estate Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Troed-y-rhiw Tŷ Croes Ty Glas Tygwyn Tywyn
U	Upton
V	Valley
W	Warrington Bank Quay Waun-gron Park Wellington Welshpool Wem Whitchurch (Cardiff) Whitchurch (Shropshire) Whitland Wildmill Wilmslow Wolverhampton Wrenbury Wrexham Central Wrexham General
Y	Ynyswen Yorton Ystrad Mynach Ystrad Rhondda
Rail transport in the United Kingdom

Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains

Stations listed in italics are request stops.

London Northwestern Railway
A	Acton Bridge Adderley Park Alsager Apsley Aspley Guise Atherstone
B	Bedford Bedford St. Johns Berkhamsted Berkswell Bescot Stadium Birmingham International Birmingham New Street Bletchley Bloxwich Bloxwich North Bow Brickhill Bricket Wood Bushey
C	Canley Cannock Cheddington Coseley Coventry Crewe
F	Fenny Stratford
G	Garston (Hertfordshire)
H	Hampton-in-Arden Harrow and Wealdstone Hartford Hednesford Hemel Hempstead How Wood
K	Kempston Hardwick Kidsgrove Kings Langley
L	Landywood Lea Hall Leighton Buzzard Lichfield Trent Valley Lidlington Liverpool Lime Street Liverpool South Parkway London Euston Long Buckby
M	Marston Green Millbrook (Bedfordshire) Milton Keynes Central
N	Northampton Nuneaton
P	Park Street Penkridge Polesworth
R	Ridgmont Rugby Rugeley Town Rugeley Trent Valley Runcorn
S	Smethwick Galton Bridge Stafford St. Albans Abbey Stechford Stewartby Stoke-on-Trent Stone
T	Tame Bridge Parkway Tamworth Tile Hill Tring
W	Walsall Watford Junction Watford North Wembley Central Winsford Wolverhampton Wolverton

West Midlands Railway
A	Acocks Green Albrighton Alvechurch Aston
B	Barnt Green Bedworth Bermuda Park Bescot Stadium Bilbrook Birmingham Moor Street Birmingham New Street Birmingham Snow Hill Blakedown Blake Street Bordesley Bournville Bromsgrove Butlers Lane
C	Chester Road Codsall Colwall Coseley Cosford Coventry Coventry Arena Cradley Heath
D	Danzey Dorridge Droitwich Spa Duddeston Dudley Port
E	Earlswood (West Midlands) Erdington
F	Five Ways Four Oaks
G	Gravelly Hill Great Malvern
H	Hagley Hall Green Hamstead Hartlebury Henley-in-Arden Hereford
J	Jewellery Quarter
K	Kenilworth Kidderminster Kings Norton
L	Langley Green Leamington Spa Ledbury Lichfield City Lichfield Trent Valley Longbridge Lye
M	Malvern Link
N	Northfield Nuneaton
O	Oakengates Old Hill Olton
P	Perry Barr
R	Redditch Rowley Regis
S	Sandwell and Dudley Selly Oak Shifnal Shirley Shrewsbury Small Heath Smethwick Galton Bridge Smethwick Rolfe Street Solihull Spring Road Stourbridge Junction Stourbridge Town Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Sutton Coldfield
T	Tame Bridge Parkway Telford Central The Hawthorns The Lakes Tipton Tyseley
U	University
W	Walsall Wellington Whitlocks End Widney Manor Wilmcote Witton Wolverhampton Wood End Wootton Wawen Worcester Foregate Street Worcester Shrub Hill Wylde Green Wythall
Y	Yardley Wood

Rail transport in the United Kingdom

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