Chester railway station
railway station in Newtown in the city of Chester, England
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Chester railway station is a mainline railway station in the Newtown area of Chester in Cheshire, England.
Chester  | |
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 Platform 1 at Chester | |
| Location | |
| Place | Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CTR |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms in use | 7 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1848 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
The station, and the majority of trains that stop there, is managed by Transport for Wales. However, Avanti West Coast, Northern Trains and Merseyrail trains also stop at the station.
Between 1875 and 1969, the station was known as Chester General to distinguish it from the now closed Chester Northgate.
Service
change- Merseyrail provide direct trains to Liverpool via Birkenhead.
- Northern Trains provide direct trains to Warrington, Stockport, Manchester and Leeds.
- Avanti West Coast provide direct trains southbound to London via Crewe and northbound to Holyhead via the North Wales coast.
- Transport for Wales provide direct trains to Crewe, Shrewsbury, South Wales, the North Wales coast, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Manchester Airport.
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