Chester railway station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chester |
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| Platform 1 at Chester | |
| Location | |
| Place | Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CTR |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms in use | 7 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1848 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Chester railway station is a mainline railway station in the Newtown area of Chester in Cheshire, England.
The station, and the majority of trains that stop there, is managed by Transport for Wales. However, Avanti West Coast, Northern Trains and Merseyrail trains also stop at the station.
Between 1875 and 1969, the station was known as Chester General to distinguish it from the now closed Chester Northgate.
Service
- Merseyrail provide direct trains to Liverpool via Birkenhead.
- Northern Trains provide direct trains to Warrington, Stockport, Manchester and Leeds.
- Avanti West Coast provide direct trains southbound to London via Crewe and northbound to Holyhead via the North Wales coast.
- Transport for Wales provide direct trains to Crewe, Shrewsbury, South Wales, the North Wales coast, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Manchester Airport.
Images for kids
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A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Chester (centre, shown as GENERAL STA.)
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A Transport for Wales Class 175 and Avanti West Coast Class 221 at Chester
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Northern Rail Sprinters at Chester
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The east end of Chester General Station on a Summer Saturday in 1962
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Distance board found in some disrepair on a station wall
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Carved wooden owl above Platform 4 at Chester Railway station
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Platform 1, used by trains to Euston starting from Chester and for services to Crewe
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