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Runcorn Train Station

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Runcorn Train Station

Address

Runcorn station
Station Road
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 5UB

Ticket office opening hours:

SATURDAY
06:30:00 - 19:30:00
SUNDAY
08:45:00 - 19:30:00
WEEKDAYS
05:45:00 - 19:30:00

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Station facilities

  • Seated Area
  • Waiting Room
  • Trolleys
  • Station Buffet
  • Toilets
  • Baby Change
  • Telephones
  • Shops

Station overview

  • Accessibility

    • Accessible Public Telephones YES Yes
    • Accessible Taxis No
    • First Class Lounge No
    • Help Points YES Yes
    • Impaired Accessible Booking Office Counter YES Yes
    • Impared Access Staff YES Yes
    • Impared Access Ticket Gate No
    • Impaired Accessible Ticket Machines No
    • Induction Loop YES Yes
    • Impaired Mobility Set Down YES Yes
    • National Key Toilets YES Yes
    • Ramp for Train Access YES Yes
    • Wheel chairs Available YES Yes
    • Impaired Access Staff Help Hours FRIDAY
      05:15:00 - 00:15:00
      MONDAY
      05:15:00 - 00:15:00
      SATURDAY
      05:15:00 - 00:15:00
      SUNDAY
      08:00:00 - 00:45:00
      THURSDAY
      05:15:00 - 00:15:00
      TUESDAY
      05:15:00 - 00:15:00
      WEDNESDAY
      05:15:00 - 00:15:00
    • Customer Help Point Available in the car park
    • Helpline We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here (https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/passenger-assist.aspx title=).
    • Helpline Contact Details 08000 158 123 (08000 158 124 Textphone)
    • Helpline Contact URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
    • National Key Toilets

      Available on Platform 1, accessed via RADAR key.

    • Step Free Access This station has step-free access to all platforms / the platform
    • Step Free Access Coverage Whole Station
    • Staff Help The Passenger Assist meeting point is opposite the Ticket Office. Please talk to a member of staff either in person or via the help point. Staff assistance is available at all times during the stations opening hours for boarding and alighting. Turn up and go is available although booking is recommended.
  • Cycle Storage

    • Availability No
    • Closed Circuit TV YES Yes
    • Location

      Adjacent to Car Park 1 (Multi-Story)

    • Note

      16 spaces by car park 1 on umbrella style racks and 3 x hoops on Platform 1 (2 x cycles per hoop = 6 spaces)

    • Sheltered YES Yes
    • Spaces 16
    • Type
      Stands
      Racks
  • Dining and Shopping

    • Dining & Shopping: Shops YES Yes
    • Dining & Shopping: Station Buffet YES Yes
  • Phones, Internet & Wi-fi

  • Parking

    • Car Parking Details Parking 1:

      Address:
      Runcorn Multi-Storey Car Park
      Shaw Street
      Runcorn
      WA7 5TX

      Operator Name: Avanti West Coast
      Name: Runcorn Multi- Storey Car Park
      Spaces: 440
      Charges:
      Daily: £12.50
      Monthly: £132.00
      ThreeMonthly: £374.00
      Annual: £1,200.00
      Saturday: £4.50
      Sunday: £4.50
      Note:

      For information on how to get to the car park, prebooking your space or working out the cost of your stay, please visit the Avanti West Coast website. Different rates apply to non-rail users - please speak to a member of staff.



      Number Accessible Spaces: 9
      Accessible Car Park Equipment: No
      Cctv: Yes
      Open:
      Saturday - 05:15 to 23:45
      Sunday - 08:15 to 23:45
      Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

      Parking 2:

      Address:
      Holloway Road
      Runcorn
      WA7 5YB

      Operator Name: Avanti West Coast
      Name: Runcorn Holloway Road Car Park
      Spaces: 98
      Charges:
      Daily: £12.50
      Monthly: £132.00
      ThreeMonthly: £374.00
      Annual: £1,200.00
      Saturday: £4.50
      Sunday: £4.50
      Note:

      For information on how to get to the car park, prebooking your space or working out the cost of your stay, please visit the Avanti West Coast website. Different rates apply to non-rail users - please speak to a member of staff.



      Number Accessible Spaces: 2
      Accessible Car Park Equipment: No
      Cctv: Yes
      Open:
      Saturday - 05:15 to 23:45
      Sunday - 08:15 to 23:45
      Url: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

  • Priority Lounge Information

    • First Class Lounge: Note

      Located

      Platform 1 - Access available from the station

      Tickets Accepted

      Avanti West Coast Business, First Open or Advance First tickets. You can only enter the lounge on the travel date shown on your ticket.

      Facilities

      Dedicated business areas are fully equipped with telephone points, desks, fax photocopier and modem facilities, screens with updated train information.

      Refreshments

      Tea, coffee, soft drinks. 

      Wi-Fi

      Wi-Fi is available

      Showers

      Showers are not available

  • Restrooms

    • Toilets YES Yes
    • Baby Change YES Yes
    • Toilets Note

      The National key toilets are located on Platform 1; these toilets are operated by a radar key.

  • Station Seating Areas

    • First Class Lounge Hours Monday - Friday - 06:00 to 20:00
      Saturday - 08:00 to 18:00
      Sunday - 10:00 to 18:00
  • Station Information

    • ATM No
    • Baby Change YES Yes
    • Bureau De Change No
    • Lost Property YES Yes
    • Post Box No
    • Shops YES Yes
    • Seated Area YES Yes
    • Station Buffet YES Yes
    • Showers No
    • Trolley YES Yes
    • Wifi No
    • Waiting Room YES Yes
    • Lost Property Phone number: 0345 528 0253
    • Lost Property: URL https://avantiwestcoast.missingx.com/
    • Customer Service Note Customers are encouraged to approach a member of station staff for any customer information enquiry. Audio announcements are broadcast throughout the station giving information about train running, platforms, security and safety announcements.Customer information screens are provided on the station concourse, displaying train running information, and on each platform showing the next train and service information.
    • Information Systems DepartureScreensArrivalScreensAnnouncements
    • Lost Property Number 0345 528 0253
    • Staffing Level YES Yes
  • Ticketing Hours

    • Ticket Office Hours SATURDAY
      06:30:00 - 19:30:00
      SUNDAY
      08:45:00 - 19:30:00
      WEEKDAYS
      05:45:00 - 19:30:00
  • Ticketing Services & Information

    • Oyster Pre-Pay No
    • Pre-Purchase Collection YES Yes
    • Ticket Machine YES Yes
    • Customer Service Note Ticket machines can be found in the booking hall.
    • Penalty Fares VT
    • Smartcard Notes Smartcard Issued: No
      Smartcard Validator: No
  • Ticket Vending Hours

    • Ticket Vending Hours FRIDAY
      00:00:00 - 23:59:59
      MONDAY
      00:00:00 - 23:59:59
      SATURDAY
      00:00:00 - 23:59:59
      SUNDAY
      00:00:00 - 23:59:59
      THURSDAY
      00:00:00 - 23:59:59
      TUESDAY
      00:00:00 - 23:59:59
      WEDNESDAY
      00:00:00 - 23:59:59
  • Local Taxis

    Runcorn: Rail Station is served by a taxi rank or a cab office. Check availability before travelling, and pre-book if necessary. Consider using the following local operators:

    ABC Phone 01928 577777
    APEC Phone 01928 575757
    Halton Phone 0151 424 1234
  • Other transportation

    • Rail Replacement Services Pick Up / Drop Off in the turning circle adjacent to the station entrance.

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