Runcorn railway station
You can reach 34 stations directly from Runcorn on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Liverpool Lime Street, with 152 trains a day.
Address: Shaw Street, Runcorn, WA7 5UB
Direct trains from Runcorn
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Lime Street | 152 | 149 | 99 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 127 | 119 | 58 |
| Crewe | 96 | 94 | 58 |
| Stafford | 63 | 63 | 36 |
| Birmingham New Street | 59 | 59 | 26 |
| Penkridge | 58 | 59 | 25 |
| Wolverhampton | 58 | 59 | 26 |
| London Euston | 55 | 54 | 41 |
| Hartford | 41 | 35 | 28 |
| Chester | 34 | 34 | 30 |
| Frodsham | 34 | 34 | 30 |
| Helsby | 34 | 34 | 30 |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge | 33 | 32 | 25 |
| Winsford | 36 | 32 | 28 |
| Acton Bridge | 36 | 31 | 28 |
| Mossley Hill | 29 | 30 | 0 |
| Milton Keynes Central | 32 | 29 | 27 |
| Abergele and Pensarn | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Coseley | 23 | 27 | 0 |
| Colwyn Bay | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Flint | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Llandudno Junction | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Prestatyn | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Rhyl | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Shotton | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Deganwy | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Llandudno | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Lichfield Trent Valley | 23 | 25 | 16 |
| Tamworth | 23 | 25 | 16 |
| Rugby | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Adderley Park | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Birmingham International | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coventry | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lea Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marston Green | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stechford | 0 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Runcorn is
731,962 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 688th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 53,679 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Runcorn and Liverpool Lime Street than any other pair: 305,858 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: 24 stations instead of 34, a drop of about 29%. Saturday runs to 36.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Runcorn gains 5 destinations including Chirk, Ruabon, Gobowen, Shrewsbury, Wrexham General.
Nearest other stations
- Widnes 2.8 miles
- Hough Green 2.8 miles
- Frodsham 3.0 miles
- Runcorn East 3.1 miles
- Halewood 4.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Runcorn, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Widnes South · 1.4 miles
- Widnes Central · 1.4 miles
- Ann Street Halt · 1.6 miles
- Ditton Mill · 1.8 miles
- Ditton · 1.8 miles
- Tanhouse Lane · 2.0 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.