Chester railway station

Chester railway station is a mainline railway station in the Newtown area of Chester in Cheshire, England.

Chester National Rail
Platform_one_at_chester_station.jpg
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 (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

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.

Chester Railway Station Media

• Chester General station 1848.jpg

  Chester General station 1848

• The interior of Chester General railway station.jpg

  The interior of Chester General railway station, circa 1860, the Stationmaster's 'pagoda' is prominent.

• Queen Victoria at Chester station in 1852

• Chester & Saltney RJD 16.jpg

  A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Chester (centre, shown as GENERAL STA.)

• Brassey plaque, Chester railway station.jpg

  Brassey plaque, Chester railway station

• Chester - Keolis-Amey 175002 and Avanti 221103.JPG

  A KeolisAmey Wales Class 175

  and Avanti West Coast Class 221
  at Chester in January 2020
  

• Sprinter units, Chester Railway Station (geograph 2986906).jpg

  A Northern Rail Class 150

  at Chester
  

• Merseyrail Map.svg

  Merseyrail map with Chester to the south of the Network

• Chester 7 general railway station geograph-2170968-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

  The east end of Chester General Station on a Summer Saturday in 1962.

• Chester railway station distance sign - 2005-10-09.jpg

  Distance board found in some disrepair on a station wall