Train times from Chester station

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Station facilities

• Step-free access: Yes: step-free access to all platforms. Category A. Step free access is available to all platforms via lifts.
• Toilets: Yes, including an accessible toilet, baby changing and a Changing Places toilet. Changing places toilet, main concourse; Toilet, station concourse; Male toilet, Platform 4a, 7a; Female toilet, Platform 4a, 7a; Unisex accessible toilet, station concourse; Unisex accessible toilet, Platform 4a, 7a; Male toilet, station concourse.
• Ticket office: The ticket office is open Mon–Sat 06:10–22:15; Sun 08:10–22:05. There are ticket machines.
• Help and assistance: The station is staffed. Staff help is available Every day & bank holidays 03:00–01:00. Assistance staff meet you at Gateline. Passenger Assist: 03333 211202 (Every day 08:00–20:00).
• Waiting room: Yes, open Every day & bank holidays 03:00–01:00.
• Food and drink: Yes: Coffee shop - Costa Coffee. · Buffet. · Public House/Bar.
• Shops: There is a WHSmith located on the main concourse.
• Lifts: There are lifts.
• Parking: Yes: Chester East (149 spaces), run by APCOA; Chester West (103 spaces), run by APCOA.
• Cycle parking: Yes: 76 spaces, sheltered, with CCTV. Two tier rack cycle parking spaces provide for up to 76 bicycles to be parked. To access them if you enter from City Road onto the station concourse, you need…
• Taxis: Yes, there's a taxi rank.
• Platforms: 7.

Station information from National Rail, updated Thursday, 29 October 2026. Facilities can change: check before you travel.

Routes from this station

• London Euston – Holyhead Avanti West Coast
• Cardiff Central – Holyhead (Welsh Marches Line) Transport for Wales
• Liverpool Lime Street – Llandudno (Chester and Warrington Lines) Transport for Wales
• Chester – Chester (Wirral Line) Merseyrail
• Leeds – Chester (Calder Valley Line) Northern
• Birmingham International – Shrewsbury Transport for Wales
• Manchester Airport – Holyhead (Chester and Warrington Lines) Transport for Wales
• Birmingham International – Llandudno Junction (Shrewsbury–Chester Line) Transport for Wales
• Manchester Piccadilly – Chester (Mid-Cheshire Line) Northern

Stops nearby

• Railway Station, Chester 1 min walk
• Hoole Bridge Shops 2 min walk
• Lightfoot Street, Hoole 3 min walk
• Faulkner Street, Hoole 5 min walk
• Hoole Way, Chester 5 min walk
• Canal Bridge, Chester 5 min walk

All bus routes and stops in Chester

Questions

Which trains stop at Chester station?

London Euston – Holyhead, Cardiff Central – Holyhead (Welsh Marches Line), Liverpool Lime Street – Llandudno (Chester and Warrington Lines), Chester – Chester (Wirral Line), Leeds – Chester (Calder Valley Line), Birmingham International – Shrewsbury, Manchester Airport – Holyhead (Chester and Warrington Lines), Birmingham International – Llandudno Junction (Shrewsbury–Chester Line) and Manchester Piccadilly – Chester (Mid-Cheshire Line), run by Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales, Merseyrail and Northern.

Where is Chester station?

Chester station is in Chester, Cheshire.

Where do trains from Chester station go?

The next departures go to Manchester Airport, Crewe, National Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, Manchester and Cardiff.

Is Chester station step-free and wheelchair accessible?

Yes: step-free access to all platforms. Category A. Step free access is available to all platforms via lifts.

Are there toilets at Chester station?

Yes, including an accessible toilet, baby changing and a Changing Places toilet. Changing places toilet, main concourse; Toilet, station concourse; Male toilet, Platform 4a, 7a; Female toilet, Platform 4a, 7a; Unisex accessible toilet, station concourse; Unisex accessible toilet, Platform 4a, 7a; Male toilet, station concourse.

When is the ticket office at Chester station open?

The ticket office is open Mon–Sat 06:10–22:15; Sun 08:10–22:05. There are ticket machines.

Can I get help or assistance at Chester station?

The station is staffed. Staff help is available Every day & bank holidays 03:00–01:00. Assistance staff meet you at Gateline. Passenger Assist: 03333 211202 (Every day 08:00–20:00).

Is there a waiting room at Chester station?

Yes, open Every day & bank holidays 03:00–01:00.

Can I buy food and drink at Chester station?

Yes: Coffee shop - Costa Coffee. · Buffet. · Public House/Bar.

Is there parking at Chester station?

Yes: Chester East (149 spaces), run by APCOA; Chester West (103 spaces), run by APCOA.

Is there cycle parking at Chester station?

Yes: 76 spaces, sheltered, with CCTV. Two tier rack cycle parking spaces provide for up to 76 bicycles to be parked. To access them if you enter from City Road onto the station concourse, you need…

Is there a taxi rank at Chester station?

Yes, there's a taxi rank.

How many platforms does Chester station have?

7.