Getting to the Anderton Boat Lift by Train

Your nearest railway station for the Anderton Boat Lift is Northwich and Hartford.

Northwich Railway Station is on the Mid Cheshire Line from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester via Stockport, Altrincham, Knutsford and Northwich.

Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station is just over two hours from London with three trains per hour.  There are also direct services from Carlisle, Cardiff and South Wales, Cleethorpes, Edinburgh, Middlesborough, North Wales, Preston, Scarborough, Sheffield, Southport and Shrewsbury.

Local services depart Manchester Piccadilly for Alderley Edge, Buxton, Chester, Crewe, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Airport and Stoke-on-Trent.

Stockport Railway Station is just under two hours from London by train with three trains per hour.  There are also direct services from Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cleethorpes, Norwich and South Wales. 

Local services depart Stockport for Alderley Edge, Buxton, Chester, Crewe, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke-on-Trent.

Chester Railway Station is just over two hours from London with a direct service every hour. There are also direct services from Birmingham, Birmingham International Airport, Cardiff and the North Wales Coast.

Local services depart Chester for Crewe, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Shrewsbury and Wrexham General.

Hartford Railway Station is on the Birmingham to Liverpool Lime Street Line via Wolverhampton, Stafford, Crewe, Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway.

Crewe Railway Station is 90 minutes away from London by train with two trains per hour. There are also direct services from Birmingham & the West Midlands, Cardiff & South Wales, Edinburgh, Glasgow and North Wales.

Local services depart Crewe for Derby, Chester, Derby, Liverpool Lime Street, Shrewsbury and Manchester Piccadilly.

Liverpool Lime Railway Station is just over two hours from London with a direct service every hour.  There are also regular services from Blackpool, Birmingham, Wigan and Scarborough.

Local services depart Liverpool Lime Street for Chester, Ellesmere Port and the Wirral via Merseyrail, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport, Warrington and Liverpool South Parkway for Liverpool John Lennon Airport.