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Birchwood

Updated 23:12:00 ·
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Live departures at Birchwood on Tuesday 27 October 2026.
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To
23:2123:12
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Liverpool Lime Street
Delayed +9m12 stops · 52 min
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Northern3 coaches90.5% on timetypically +6m
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23:3523:32
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Liverpool Lime Street
Delayed +3m3 stops · 35 min
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TransPennine Express3 coaches71.4% on time
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23:49
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Manchester Airport
On time4 stops · 38 min
1
TransPennine Express3 coaches64.7% on timetypically +8m
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23:59
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Liverpool Lime Street
On time9 stops · 45 min
2
Northern3 coaches77.8% on timetypically +4m
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Station Information

Birchwood is a part-time staffed station served by East Midlands Railway, Northern, TransPennine Express. Allow 5 minutes to change trains here.

2 platformsStep-free accessPart-time staffed

How reliable is this station?

Of the 2405 services that called at Birchwood over the last 30 days, 70.8% ran on time, 23.5% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 5.8% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 25% of 12 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.

Which operators run through here?

Birchwood is served by Northern, TransPennine Express and East Midlands Railway. Northern runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with the long-distance operators — TransPennine Express and East Midlands Railway — adding the cross-country and London links. Tap any service on the board to view its full calling list, platform and delay history.

Where do trains from Birchwood go?

The most common direct destination from Birchwood is Warrington Central (around 330+ trains per day), followed by Manchester Oxford Road, Liverpool Lime Street, and Liverpool South Parkway. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.

Current disruption affecting this station

There are no current disruption messages for Birchwood. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.

Accessibility at Birchwood

Birchwood has full step-free access and is part-time staffed. Help points are available on every platform. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance and bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.

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Address

Birchwood station
Dewhurst Road
Birchwood, Cheshire
WA3 7PU

Facilities

Ticket officeTicket machinesToiletsAccessible toiletsCycle storage (20 spaces)Baby changing

Ticket office hours

Mon–Sat 06:10–22:00

Sun 08:10–22:00

Connections

BusTaxi rankReplacement bus

Accessibility

LiftsHelp pointsStaff assistance

Step-free and accessible travel

Category B StationScooter Friendly StationStep free access to ticket hall and platform 1. Lift and Stepped footbridge to platform 2. Note Lifts available from first to last train.

To find our more about travelling around this station, please see the 360 map tourmkr.com