Chester railway station
The front of Chester railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Chester England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°11′48″N 2°52′47″W / 53.1968°N 2.8798°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ413669 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Operated by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Transit authority | Merseytravel (for Merseyrail services only) | ||||
| Platforms | 7 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CTR | ||||
| Fare zone | G1 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category B | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Joint ownership of L&NWR, C&HR, S&CR, and BL&CJR | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Joint ownership of L&NWR and GWR | ||||
| Post-grouping | Joint ownership of LMS and GWR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 August 1848 | Opened | ||||
| From 1872 | Renamed Chester General | ||||
| 1969 | Renamed Chester | ||||
| 4 May 1970 | Chester General rail crash | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 5.093 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.763 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 1.058 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.137 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 3.443 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.573 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 4.122 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.689 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 4.727 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.811 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II* | |||||
| Feature | Chester railway station | ||||
| Designated | 31 July 1970 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1375937 | ||||
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Chester railway station is located in Newtown, Chester, England. It was designed by the architect Francis Thompson and opened as a joint station in 1848. From 1875 to 1969, the station was known as Chester General to distinguish it from Chester Northgate. The station is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building.
A refurbishment was completed in 2007 that provided a new roof, improved customer facilities and improved access to the station.
Services from Chester station are operated to London Euston, Cardiff Central, Holyhead, Liverpool Central, Manchester Piccadilly, Leeds, Wrexham General, Shrewsbury, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Airport, Crewe, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International and Llandudno.