page_title: Chester railway station
section_title: Services
hierarchical_section_title: Chester railway station / Services
caption_attribution_description: English: 175002 (left) is at Chester on a Transport for Wales service from Cardiff to Holyhead while 221103 has just arrived from London with an Avanti West Coast service.
context_page_description: Chester railway station in Newtown, north-east of Chester city centre, England, is operated by Transport for Wales. Services operated by TfW, Avanti West Coast, Merseyrail and Northern use the station. From 1875 to 1969 the station was known as Chester General to distinguish it from Chester Northgate. The station's Italianate frontage was designed by the architect Francis Thompson.
  Work on a £10 million regeneration scheme, the Chester Renaissance programme was completed in 2007. The development includes a new roof, improved customer facilities and improved access to the station. A plaque commemorating Thomas Brassey is installed on the wall opposite the booking office. The station marks one end of the Baker Way a footpath leading to Delamere railway station.
context_section_description: Platform 3
  1 train per hour operated by Transport for Wales to Llandudno (via Llandudno Junction).
  1 train per hour operated by Transport for Wales to Holyhead (via Bangor).
  1 train per hour operated by Transport for Wales to Wrexham General and Shrewsbury of which one every two hours continues to Cardiff Central and one every two hours continues to Birmingham International.
  Y Gerallt Gymro, a Monday to Friday daily limited-stop express north to Holyhead operated by Transport for Wales.
  Certain trains from London operated by Avanti West Coast continue to Bangor and Holyhead, and 1 train per weekday continues to Wrexham General.
  Occasional services from Crewe operated by Avanti West Coast and terminating at Chester or Holyhead or Bangor.
  Platform 4
  1 train per hour operated by Avanti West Coast to London Euston via Crewe and Milton Keynes Central.
  1 train per hour operated by Transport for Wales to Manchester Airport (via Warrington Bank Quay).
  1 train per hour operated by Transport for Wales to Crewe, which gives a near half-hourly (xx.35 Avanti & xx.55 TfW) service in conjunction with Avanti West Coast' service.
  1 train per hour operated by Transport for Wales to Liverpool Lime Street via Runcorn using the Halton Curve.
  Y Gerallt Gymro, a Monday to Friday daily limited-stop express south to Cardiff Central operated by Transport for Wales.
  Occasional services to Crewe operated by Avanti West Coast and starting at Chester or Holyhead or Bangor.
  Platforms 5/6
  1tph on the Mid-Cheshire Line to Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport via Northwich operated by Northern Trains. A 2-hourly service operates on Sundays.
  1tph to Leeds via Warrington Bank Quay, Manchester Victoria and Bradford Interchange (except Sundays) operated by Northern Trains.
  Platform 7
  4 trains per hour operated by Merseyrail to the Liverpool Central Loop via Birkenhead during peak times on weekdays and Saturdays. Late evenings and Sundays the frequency is every 30 minutes. Merseyrail services to Birkenhead and Liverpool use Platform 7b or 7a, Platform 7 is the only third-rail equipped platform. These services are provided by Class 507 and Class 508 EMUs.
caption: A Transport for Wales Class 175 and Avanti West Coast Class 221 at Chester
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