# Runcorn railway station

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Railway station in Cheshire, England

For the railway station in Brisbane, see [Runcorn railway station, Brisbane](/source/Runcorn_railway_station%2C_Brisbane). For the other railway station in Runcorn, see [Runcorn East railway station](/source/Runcorn_East_railway_station).

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 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 2024/25 0.732 million Interchange 53,679 Location Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

**Runcorn railway station** is in the industrial town of [Runcorn](/source/Runcorn) in [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire), north-west [England](/source/England). The station lies on the [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) branch of the [West Coast Main Line](/source/West_Coast_Main_Line)/[Crewe-Liverpool Lime Street line via Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway](/source/Crewe-Liverpool_line) between [Acton Bridge](/source/Acton_Bridge_railway_station)/[Crewe](/source/Crewe_railway_station) and [Liverpool South Parkway](/source/Liverpool_South_Parkway_railway_station) and is managed by [Avanti West Coast](/source/Avanti_West_Coast). There are regular services to [Liverpool Lime Street](/source/Liverpool_Lime_Street), [Crewe](/source/Crewe), [London Euston](/source/London_Euston), [Birmingham New Street](/source/Birmingham_New_Street) and [Chester](/source/Chester_railway_station).

## History

The station is located a short distance south of the [Runcorn Railway Bridge](/source/Runcorn_Railway_Bridge) over the [River Mersey](/source/River_Mersey) on a section of line opened by the [London and North Western Railway](/source/London_and_North_Western_Railway) to create a more direct route between Liverpool and [Crewe](/source/Crewe_railway_station). 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](/source/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 -** (*2 per hour)*[4]

There is a half hourly service between [Liverpool Lime Street](/source/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station) and [London Euston](/source/Euston_railway_station) operated by [Avanti West Coast](/source/Avanti_West_Coast).

**West Midlands Trains -** (*2 per hour)*

There is a half hourly service between Liverpool, [Crewe](/source/Crewe_railway_station) and [Birmingham New Street](/source/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station) operated by [West Midlands Trains](/source/West_Midlands_Trains) under the [London Northwestern brand.](/source/London_Northwestern)

**Transport for Wales -** *(1 train per hour)*

[Transport for Wales](/source/Transport_for_Wales_Rail) also runs an hourly service between [Liverpool Lime Street](/source/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station) and [Chester](/source/Chester_railway_station) using the [Halton Curve](/source/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 or Liverpool South Parkway Avanti West Coast WCML Liverpool Branch Hartford or Crewe or Stafford or Lichfield Trent Valley or London Euston Liverpool South Parkway Transport for Wales Halton Curve Frodsham

## See also

- [Cheshire portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cheshire)

- [Runcorn signal box](/source/Runcorn_signal_box)

- [Runcorn East railway station](/source/Runcorn_East_railway_station)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Butt, R.V.J. (1995). *The Directory of Railway Stations*. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 201. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85260-508-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85260-508-1). R508.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Runcorn > Station information"](https://www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/travel-information/station-information/run). London North Western Railway. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Runcorn (RUN)"](http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/RUN/details.html). National Rail. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Train Timetables | Train Schedule | Avanti West Coast"](https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables). *www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk*. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Runcorn railway station](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Runcorn_railway_station).

- [Train times](https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/live-trains/departures/RUN) and [station information](http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/RUN/details.html) for Runcorn railway station from [National Rail](/source/National_Rail)

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