Chester Railway Station really doesn't do a great, historic town in Chester any justice, Chester…read morewas once a Roman fortress, a battlefield in the North West of England, but the station which is a category B station just doesn't seem that. The walk into the city from the station I agree is poor, I personally ended up getting lost having to go down some sketchy pathways, which really didn't match the city which I found to be really nice overall, a lack of buses going to the station too (Stagecoach Gold do run an irregular service which doesn't seem to be used either as I was the only passenger on the entire bus - maybe it was just because it was a Monday afternoon?) It has 7 platforms and is served by Avanti, Transport for Wales, Northern and Merseyrail. I do find the station pretty hard to navigate too, I ended up using a lift which went to a bridge (between the platforms) after getting off the train, even though it was level access - to make it more confusing they had a gate which you could see the exit out of, but you had to walk all the way around the platform, to go back on yourself just to get in/out which makes little sense. They do have ticket barriers here, I'm not sure if it's the new thing but I noticed 2 or 3 people while at the station trying to get through the station barriers, even jumping through to do anything they could to evade the fare. Some key routes here include Transport for Wales services to many big cities in Wales, and the Avanti service into London, however, if you're going into London Euston, trains here run every hour (but for some reason, there isn't a train at 18:35 when there is at 15:35,16:35,17:35, forcing a two-hour gap with the next service than at 19:35, so you might be best going into Crewe depending on when you want to travel and it takes roughly the same amount of time. Even Manchester services are the same - for my journey to Chester I boarded an Avanti service into Crewe, and then another service from Crewe to Chester which used the London Euston - Chester line, I found this journey to be much more pleasant than other alternatives (It was even better than a direct service provided by Northern or Transport for Wales, the latter I used for my return), this means you spend less time on the train but obviously changing services with a 20-minute wait makes it less worthwhile, but still if you time t right it helps save some money too! There are a WHSmith and a small cafe/shop in a waiting area on Platform 4 but there isn't much else in the station sadly. I'm not sure if it was a problem on my visit but the announcements for train runnings didn't seem to be working very well at the station, for example, I nearly missed my train back into Manchester which arrived in early as I was in the waiting area at the time (luckily it was on Platform 4) It has a good number of services but for the overall consumer passenger experience, it has a long way to go to do justice for the great city that Chester actually is. 2*

A cold station who are not the best organised. It has a WH Smiths and a Costa before the gate but a…read morerandom coffee company after meaning if you haven't got you act together or you miss your train you are left with bad coffee and expensive sandwiches. They like to change platforms at the last minute and it isn't the easiest station to work out where the trains will arrive with split platform numbers (A & B). Good connections to London, Warrington, North Wales, Manchester and Liverpool. The station has that old time chiq look. Unfortunately it is one of the most depressing parts of my journeys.

If you're In Like Flint, then you might be visiting Flint Railway Station. Or you might not, I'm…read morenot sure. This is a lovely little station in North Wales, and much like many other North Wales stations, the beautiful Station House, which in this case is these wide and beautiful thick old style chimneys. It is actually known as one of the best stations in the whole of the UK because it's so pretty. Only one train comes through here an hour, but it's absolutely gorgeous, with a sculpture on the outside and a cute bridge and of course the beautiful white Station House. So all in all it's one of the best examples of a North Wales station, and almost feels like a nice welcoming home rather than just a station. It has a smaller building on the other side which looks a lot like the bigger one. And that's it.

In 2008 Flint station won a "best station in the UK" award. That really doesn't say much for the…read morerest of the stations in the UK. Actually it isn't particularly bad, it has a very pleasant indoor waiting room which must the best (and warmest) waiting room at any station along the North Wales coast. It also has a ticket office. But that's about it, there's no cafe for one thing, although the station is located in the town centre so you can quite easily pop across to Subway or Tesco express for food and drink. Perhaps the "best in the UK" prize was awarded for something this station offers that is worth celebrating, it offers an easy escape from Flint!

Station where you change if travelling between Ellesmere Port and Chester. New footbridge in 2011…read more Basic facilities only.

Just another little train station on the Ellesmere Port line--another little stop off on the way…read more A tiny little station, basically, with not much to see. But clean and tidy, with fairly friendly staff willing to help you find what you need.

This train station is very close to the town centre of Ellesmere Port. It's a short walk to the…read moreshops, market, and restaurants, and there's quite a lot around if you fancy a change from the Liverpool shopping scene--but there's nothing really special here that you can't find in Liverpool. The station seemed a bit dirty to me with a bit of litter around the sitting area outside and it looked like the station could use a bit of a spruce up. Other than that, though, not a bad little train station.

This is your typical British village train station, it's just that it's a stone's throw from a…read morecity. Direct trains take you to Chester (5 minutes) or Liverpool (30 minutes), taking in sights and stations through The Wirral. Run by Merseyrail--app highly recommended for tickets and train information--it's a small station with a couple of benches and ticket machines to its name. No barriers, no staff, no store, no bathroom. Next door is Morrisons, in case you want a drink etc. As of August 2022, the car park is free.

Handy station for some of the hotels of Chester. Note that you can walk through Morrison's car park…read moreto get to the platform. Amenities are basic.

Bromborough Station is strange in that it's not as close to the actual village as is Bromborough…read moreRake station. So it you want to visit Bromborough, choose B.Rake station. It's much preferable to what I did--wandering around looking for the actual village with absolutely nothing to go on but instinct. The best part about this station, though is the adorable, big orange striped kitty. I've only been to this station twice, but the first time was about a year ago and the last was today, and both times that cat was there sleeping on the ticket counter. :) There is a strip of small shops/restaurants along the road if you head up, but not a whole lot of interest.