Runcorn East railway station
You can reach 51 stations directly from Runcorn East on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Chester, with 51 trains a day.
Runcorn East is the nearest station for postcodes in WA7. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Runcorn East
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 51 | 51 | 31 |
| Frodsham | 51 | 51 | 31 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 51 | 51 | 31 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 48 | 49 | 31 |
| Earlestown | 52 | 47 | 31 |
| Helsby | 48 | 45 | 31 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 38 | 40 | 31 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 39 | 40 | 31 |
| East Didsbury | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Manchester Airport | 36 | 36 | 21 |
| Colwyn Bay | 34 | 32 | 4 |
| Flint | 34 | 32 | 4 |
| Llandudno Junction | 34 | 32 | 4 |
| Prestatyn | 34 | 32 | 4 |
| Rhyl | 34 | 32 | 4 |
| Shotton | 34 | 32 | 3 |
| Bangor | 32 | 30 | 3 |
| Conwy | 32 | 30 | 1 |
| Holyhead | 32 | 30 | 3 |
| Llanfairfechan | 32 | 30 | 1 |
| Llanfairpwll | 32 | 30 | 3 |
| Penmaenmawr | 32 | 30 | 1 |
| Manchester Victoria | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Bradford Interchange | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Bramley | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Hebden Bridge | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Halifax | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Leeds | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Low Moor | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Mytholmroyd | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| New Pudsey | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Sowerby Bridge | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Todmorden | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Valley | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Abergele and Pensarn | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Bodorgan | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Rhosneigr | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Ty Croes | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Broad Green | 1 | 1 | 0 |
and 13 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Runcorn East is
195,576 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,412th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Runcorn East and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 38,050 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 26 stations instead of 51, a drop of about 49%. Saturday runs to 53.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Runcorn East gains 11 destinations including Chirk, Ruabon, Sandwell and Dudley, Wellington, Telford Central, Gobowen.
Nearest other stations
- Runcorn 3.1 miles
- Frodsham 3.3 miles
- Sankey for Penketh 4.5 miles
- Widnes 4.5 miles
- Warrington West 4.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Runcorn East, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Preston Brook · 0.8 miles
- Sutton Weaver · 1.1 miles
- Halton · 1.7 miles
- Moore · 2.1 miles
- Daresbury · 2.2 miles
- Cuerdley · 2.8 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.