Shotton railway station
You can reach 70 stations directly from Shotton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Chester, with 65 trains a day.
Address: Chester Road West, Deeside, CH5 1BX
Shotton is the nearest station for postcodes in CH5. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Shotton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 65 | 66 | 24 |
| Colwyn Bay | 65 | 66 | 24 |
| Flint | 65 | 66 | 24 |
| Llandudno Junction | 65 | 66 | 24 |
| Prestatyn | 65 | 66 | 24 |
| Rhyl | 65 | 66 | 24 |
| Frodsham | 61 | 59 | 3 |
| Helsby | 61 | 59 | 3 |
| Buckley | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Bidston | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Caergwrle | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Cefn-y-Bedd | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Gwersyllt | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Hope (Flintshire) | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Heswall | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Hawarden Bridge | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Hawarden | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Neston | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Penyffordd | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Upton | 41 | 41 | 21 |
| Wrexham General | 41 | 41 | 25 |
| Abergele and Pensarn | 37 | 37 | 21 |
| Bangor | 34 | 31 | 23 |
| Conwy | 34 | 31 | 15 |
| Earlestown | 34 | 32 | 3 |
| Holyhead | 34 | 31 | 23 |
| Llanfairfechan | 34 | 31 | 15 |
| Llanfairpwll | 34 | 31 | 23 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 34 | 32 | 3 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 34 | 32 | 3 |
| Penmaenmawr | 34 | 31 | 15 |
| Runcorn East | 34 | 32 | 3 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 33 | 32 | 3 |
| East Didsbury | 32 | 31 | 0 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 32 | 32 | 3 |
| Manchester Airport | 32 | 31 | 1 |
| Wrexham Central | 31 | 37 | 16 |
| Deganwy | 27 | 30 | 0 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Llandudno | 27 | 30 | 0 |
and 30 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Shotton is
276,948 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,199th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 22,323 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Shotton and Chester than any other pair: 41,970 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, Shotton gains 3 destinations including Chirk, Ruabon, Gobowen and loses 12 including Sandwell and Dudley, Wem, Whitchurch, Nantwich, Prees, Wrenbury.
Nearest other stations
- Hawarden Bridge 0.4 miles
- Hawarden 2.0 miles
- Buckley 3.6 miles
- Flint 4.7 miles
- Penyffordd 5.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Shotton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Chester Golf Club Halt · 0.6 miles
- Queensferry · 0.7 miles
- Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform · 1.0 miles
- Chester Junction Golf Club Platform · 1.0 miles
- Connahs Quay · 1.1 miles
- Sealand · 1.5 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.