Atherton railway station
You can reach 48 stations directly from Atherton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Daisy Hill, with 70 trains a day.
Atherton is the nearest station for postcodes in M29. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Atherton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Hill | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Manchester Victoria | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Salford Crescent | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Walkden | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Hindley | 68 | 67 | 15 |
| Salford Central | 68 | 67 | 15 |
| Hag Fold | 67 | 66 | 15 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 67 | 66 | 15 |
| Rochdale | 66 | 65 | 0 |
| Todmorden | 65 | 64 | 0 |
| Littleborough | 64 | 64 | 0 |
| Smithy Bridge | 63 | 63 | 0 |
| Walsden | 39 | 40 | 0 |
| Moorside | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Hebden Bridge | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Ince | 33 | 34 | 15 |
| Leeds | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Mytholmroyd | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Sowerby Bridge | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Accrington | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Blackburn | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Burnley Manchester Road | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Rose Grove | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Brighouse | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Batley | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Dewsbury | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Mirfield | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Morley | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Headbolt Lane | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Orrell | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Pemberton | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Rainford | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Upholland | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Wigan North Western | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bradford Interchange | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Cottingley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Halifax | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Appley Bridge | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Burscough Bridge | 1 | 1 | 14 |
and 8 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Atherton is
218,476 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,342nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Atherton and Manchester Victoria than any other pair: 95,980 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 48, a drop of about 65%. Saturday runs to 48.
Nearest other stations
- Hag Fold 0.7 miles
- Daisy Hill 1.7 miles
- Westhoughton 2.6 miles
- Lostock 3.1 miles
- Walkden 3.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Atherton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Atherton Bag Lane · 1.1 miles
- Tyldesley · 1.2 miles
- Howe Bridge · 1.4 miles
- Chequerbent · 1.5 miles
- Chequerbent · 1.7 miles
- Atherleigh · 2.3 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.