Warrington Central railway station
You can reach 67 stations directly from Warrington Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Liverpool Lime Street, with 134 trains a day.
See Warrington Central on the map
Address: Winwick Street, Warrington, WA2 7TT
Warrington Central is the nearest station for postcodes in WA1. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Warrington Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Lime Street | 134 | 136 | 68 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 134 | 136 | 68 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 111 | 112 | 68 |
| Birchwood | 86 | 86 | 50 |
| Irlam | 76 | 76 | 21 |
| Urmston | 74 | 74 | 21 |
| Warrington West | 72 | 73 | 50 |
| Widnes | 70 | 72 | 39 |
| Hough Green | 68 | 69 | 21 |
| Mossley Hill | 68 | 68 | 21 |
| West Allerton | 67 | 67 | 21 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 66 | 67 | 47 |
| Sheffield | 64 | 64 | 47 |
| Stockport | 62 | 63 | 47 |
| Flixton | 47 | 47 | 21 |
| Padgate | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| Hunts Cross | 38 | 39 | 21 |
| Halewood | 37 | 38 | 21 |
| Edge Hill | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Doncaster | 33 | 33 | 26 |
| Meadowhall Interchange | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| Barnetby | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| Cleethorpes | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| Grimsby Town | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| Habrough | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| Scunthorpe | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| Chesterfield | 29 | 30 | 18 |
| Nottingham | 29 | 30 | 18 |
| Alfreton | 27 | 28 | 18 |
| Chassen Road | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Trafford Park | 27 | 26 | 0 |
| Humphrey Park | 26 | 25 | 0 |
| Glazebrook | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Ely | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Grantham | 21 | 22 | 10 |
| Norwich | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Peterborough | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Thetford | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Dore and Totley | 16 | 15 | 8 |
| Deansgate | 13 | 13 | 21 |
and 27 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Warrington Central is
1,268,378 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 443rd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 81,594 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Warrington Central and Manchester Oxford Road than any other pair: 372,272 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: 46 stations instead of 67, a drop of about 31%. Saturday runs to 67.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Warrington Central loses 1 including Derby.
Nearest other stations
- Warrington Bank Quay 0.6 miles
- Padgate 1.7 miles
- Warrington West 1.8 miles
- Sankey for Penketh 2.4 miles
- Birchwood 3.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Warrington Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Dallam Lane · 0.2 miles
- Warrington Arpley · 0.5 miles
- Warrington Wilderspool · 0.6 miles
- Whitecross · 0.8 miles
- Latchford · 1.4 miles
- Sankey Bridges · 1.6 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.