Three of the NCCRP’s stations have won Cheshire’s Best Kept Stations special award for consistent excellence over the years.The winners of Cheshire Best Kept Stations 2020 were announced at a Virtual Annual Awards Evening in November 2020. However, due to Covid restrictions presentations of the Awards did not happen until May and June this year.

Despite all the difficulties and changes we all experienced in 2020, we are proud to announce that North Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has been awarded the accredited status. Accreditation is a formal recognition by the Department for Transport (DfT) that a community rail partnership operates to a high standard and with objectives and activities that

Our partner Northern Rail introduced new direct trains from Chester and Ellesmere Port to Manchester Victoria, Rochdale, Halifax, Bradford and Leeds last year. The train proudly bears the ancient name of Chester following a train naming ceremony in October 2019. The new trains all feature free customer Wi-Fi, air-conditioning, at-seat power and customer information screens