Runaway Mine Train

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2025-04-19)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time 40 mins
Opened 1992-03-01
Duration 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Maximum height 21m
Maximum speed 36km/h
Maximum G-force 2.4G
Riders per vehicle 46
Average hourly throughput 1062
Ride cost £3,000,000
Ride type Powered Coaster
Ride manufacturer Mack Rides
Length 456m
Minimum rider height 1.1m
On ride photo available Yes
Coordinates (OSM) 52.9895, -1.88564

Average queue time by month (2025)

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Month Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Mar 20 41
Apr 18 32

Average queue time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 19 42
Mon 14 27
Tue 14 27
Wed 12 23
Thu 25 40
Fri 15 30
Sat 28 48

Average queue time by hour (2025)

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Hour Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
10 10 15
11 23 30
12 23 29
13 21 27
14 23 29
15 21 25
16 21 27
17 18 23
18 13 18
19 8 13

Average queue time by week of year (2025)

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Average queue time by event (2025)

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Event Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
🌃 Alton After Dark 22 44
🎆 Fireworks
🍺 Oktoberfest
🎃 Scarefest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!