What is Chester railway station?
{{no sources|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox UK station | name = Chester {{rail}} | image = Platform_one_at_chester_station.jpg | caption = Platform 1 at Chester | code = CTR | manager = [[Transport for Wales Rail Services|Transport for Wales]] | locale = [[Chester]] | borough = [[Cheshire West and Chester]] | platforms = 7 | start = 1848 }} '''Chester railway station''' is a mainline [[railway station]] in the [[Newtown, Chester|Newtown]] area of [[Chester]] in [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. The station, and the majority of trains that stop there, is managed by [[Transport for Wales Rail Services|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 railway station|Chester Northgate]]. ==Service== *[[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 Rail Services|Transport for Wales]] provide direct trains to [[Crewe]], [[Shrewsbury]], [[South Wales]], the North Wales coast, [[Birmingham]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]] and [[Manchester Airport]]. [[Category:1848 establishments in England]] [[Category:Railway stations in England]] [[Category:Chester]] {{UK-stub}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Cheshire]]