Appley Bridge train station
You can reach 38 stations directly from Appley Bridge on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Burscough Bridge, with 64 trains a day.
- 38 direct destinations
- 1,639th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 15 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Appley Bridge
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough Bridge | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Gathurst | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Meols Cop | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Parbold | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Southport | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Hindley | 62 | 62 | 14 |
| Salford Crescent | 62 | 62 | 14 |
| Bolton | 61 | 61 | 0 |
| Ince | 61 | 61 | 14 |
| Westhoughton | 61 | 61 | 0 |
| Deansgate | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Manchester Victoria | 31 | 31 | 14 |
| Salford Central | 30 | 30 | 14 |
| Kearsley | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Farnworth | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Moses Gate | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Stalybridge | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Bescar Lane | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Hoscar | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| New Lane | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Clifton | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Accrington | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Atherton | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burnley Manchester Road | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daisy Hill | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Hag Fold | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Littleborough | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moorside | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rose Grove | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Smithy Bridge | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Todmorden | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walkden | 1 | 1 | 14 |
How busy Appley Bridge station is
126,192 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,639th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Appley Bridge and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 33,382 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 17 stations instead of 38, a drop of about 55%. Saturday runs to 30.
Nearest other stations
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Appley Bridge, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Standish · 3.2 miles
- Boar's Head · 3.3 miles
- Red Rock · 3.7 miles
- Coppull · 4.0 miles
- Skelmersdale · 4.2 miles
- White Moss Level Crossing Halt · 4.2 miles
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Facilities at Appley Bridge station
Appley Bridge is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Appley Bridge station
- Station Car Park 15 spaces
free
Cycle parking: 5 spaces (sheltered, lockers).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 10 June 2026.
Getting to Appley Bridge station
Appley Bridge station is in West Lancashire, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M6 J27 (Shevington Interchange), 1.2 miles north-east.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Appley Lane North.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Appley Bridge station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from