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Warrington Central

Updated 23:10:00 ·
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Live departures at Warrington Central on Tuesday 27 October 2026.
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23:2823:20
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Liverpool Lime Street
Delayed +8m10 stops · 44 min
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Northern3 coaches90.5% on timetypically +6m
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23:39
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Liverpool Lime Street
On time2 stops · 28 min
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TransPennine Express3 coaches71.4% on time
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23:45
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Manchester Airport
On time5 stops · 42 min
1
TransPennine Express3 coaches64.7% on timetypically +8m
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00:07
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Liverpool Lime Street
On time7 stops · 37 min
2
Northern3 coaches77.8% on timetypically +4m
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00:18
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Manchester Piccadilly
On time1 stop · 19 min
1
Northern4 coaches95.2% on timetypically +2m
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Station Information

Warrington Central is a staffed station served by East Midlands Railway, Northern, TransPennine Express. Allow 8 minutes to change trains here.

2 platformsStep-free accessStaffed

How reliable is this station?

Of the 4083 services that called at Warrington Central over the last 30 days, 72.5% ran on time, 22.6% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 4.9% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 31% of 16 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?

Warrington Central 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 Warrington Central go?

The most common direct destination from Warrington Central is Liverpool South Parkway (around 515+ trains per day), followed by Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Oxford Road, and Birchwood. 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 Warrington Central. 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 Warrington Central

Warrington Central has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. 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

Warrington Central station
Winwick Street
Warrington, Cheshire
WA2 7TT

Facilities

Ticket officeTicket machinesToiletsAccessible toiletsCycle storage (24 spaces)Baby changing

Ticket office hours

Mon–Sat 06:00–20:30

Sun 08:00–20:30

Information desk hours

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 05:50–00:30

Sat 05:50–00:30

Sun 07:45–23:55

Connections

BusTaxi rankReplacement bus

Accessibility

LiftsHelp pointsStaff assistance

Step-free and accessible travel

Category A Station

Step free access is available to both platforms at the station. Customer Lifts are available from first to last train. Due to the structure on the platform, this station is not scooter friendly as there is no room to deploy the ramp and the scooter to safely leave the train.

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