Chester railway station

Chester is a major interchange: 110 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Hooton, with 234 trains a day.

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Direct trains from Chester

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

and 70 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Chester is

5,271,572 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 99th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 834,570 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Chester and Liverpool Lime Street than any other pair: 585,766 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 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Chester gains 1 destination including Milton Keynes Central.

Nearest other stations

• Bache 0.9 miles
• Capenhurst 5.1 miles
• Ellesmere Port 5.9 miles
• Ince and Elton 6.1 miles
• Overpool 6.3 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Chester, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

• Chester Northgate · 0.5 miles
• Chester Liverpool Road · 0.7 miles
• Upton-by-Chester · 1.4 miles
• Blacon · 2.0 miles
• Saltney · 2.0 miles
• Mickle Trafford · 2.5 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.