Capenhurst train station
You can reach 17 stations directly from Capenhurst on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Hooton, with 244 trains a day.
Direct trains from Capenhurst
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooton | 244 | 244 | 190 |
| Bache | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Bebington | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Birkenhead Central | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Hamilton Square | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Bromborough Rake | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Bromborough | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Chester | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Eastham Rake | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Green Lane | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Liverpool James Street | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Port Sunlight | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Rock Ferry | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Spital | 243 | 243 | 189 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 122 | 122 | 63 |
| Liverpool Central | 122 | 122 | 63 |
| Moorfields | 122 | 122 | 63 |
Lines serving Capenhurst
Capenhurst is on the Merseyrail Wirral Line (Down Birkenhead) and the Merseyrail Wirral Line (Up Birkenhead), each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Capenhurst station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Capenhurst station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Capenhurst station is
206,002 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,384th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Capenhurst and Chester than any other pair: 102,426 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Capenhurst gains 3 destinations including Ellesmere Port, Little Sutton, Overpool.
Nearest other stations
- Little Sutton 1.7 miles
- Overpool 1.8 miles
- Ellesmere Port 2.4 miles
- Hooton 2.9 miles
- Eastham Rake 3.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Capenhurst, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ledsham · 1.7 miles
- Mollington · 2.2 miles
- Hadlow Road · 3.2 miles
- Saughall · 3.3 miles
- Sealand · 3.6 miles
- Upton-by-Chester · 3.7 miles
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Facilities at Capenhurst station
Capenhurst is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Waiting room
Parking at Capenhurst station
- Station Car Park 25 spaces, 2 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 20 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 7 July 2026.
Getting to Capenhurst station
Capenhurst station is in Cheshire West and Chester, North West, and is run by Merseyrail.
The nearest motorway junction is M53 J7 (Netherpool Road Interchange), 2.5 miles north.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Capenhurst station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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