Runcorn railway station

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

Runcorn railway station is in the industrial town of Runcorn in Cheshire, north-west England. The station lies on the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line/Crewe-Liverpool Lime Street line via Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway between Acton Bridge/Crewe and Liverpool South Parkway and is managed by Avanti West Coast. There are regular services to Liverpool Lime Street, Crewe, London Euston, Birmingham New Street and Chester.

Runcorn
General information
Location	Runcorn, Borough of Halton England
Grid reference	SJ508826
Managed by	Avanti West Coast
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	RUN
Classification	DfT category C1
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 April 1869	Station opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.709 million
2020/21	0.143 million
Interchange	5,289
2021/22	0.486 million
Interchange	17,894
2022/23	0.521 million
Interchange	35,155
2023/24	0.625 million
Interchange	40,081
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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]

^[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 and 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 is an half hourly service between Liverpool, Crewe and Birmingham New Street operated by West Midlands Trains under the London Northwestern brand.

Transport for Wales - (1 train 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.

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

See also

• Cheshire portal

• Runcorn signal box
• Runcorn East railway station