Appley Bridge railway 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.
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 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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More about this station on Wikipedia.