Runaway Mine Train

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2025-09-30)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time Closed
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 17 31
May 14 23
Jun 16 28
Jul 21 37
Aug 31 47
Sep 12 18

Average queue time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 21 36
Mon 16 28
Tue 16 26
Wed 16 26
Thu 17 29
Fri 18 31
Sat 25 42

Average queue time by hour (2025)

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Hour Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
10 9 14
11 18 25
12 23 27
13 22 26
14 23 27
15 21 25
16 22 28
17 19 24
18 21 27
19 9 14
20 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
🎃 Scarefest 28 48
🌃 Alton After Dark 22 44
🎆 Fireworks
🍺 Oktoberfest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!