Runcorn

Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the Borough of Halton in Cheshire, England meaning the town is a part of Liverpool City Region. It lies on the south bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap, and is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Liverpool and 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Manchester. Wikipedia

Population 61,789 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Daylight 7 h 33 in Dec, dark by 15:52 · 16 h 58 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 03 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 51 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 58 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 51 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 58 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 30 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 50 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 44 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 39 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 40 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 33 of daylight
Tourist office · 1.8 km Runcorn Hill Visitor Centre

Getting there

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Where you can go from Runcorn

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From Runcorn's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

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5 hours or more· 72

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