Birkdale railway station

You can reach 16 stations directly from Birkdale on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ainsdale, with 144 trains a day.

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Birkdale is the nearest station for postcodes in PR8. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Birkdale

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Ainsdale	144	144	99
Bank Hall	144	144	99
Blundellsands & Crosby	144	144	99
Bootle New Strand	144	144	99
Bootle Oriel Road	144	144	99
Formby	144	144	99
Freshfield	144	144	99
Hillside	144	144	99
Hall Road	144	144	99
Hightown	144	144	99
Sandhills	144	144	99
Seaforth & Litherland	144	144	99
Southport	144	144	99
Waterloo	144	144	99
Liverpool Central	143	143	99
Moorfields	143	143	99

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How busy Birkdale is

1,064,598 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 508th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Birkdale and Southport than any other pair: 387,330 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.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Birkdale gains 6 destinations including Cressington, Aigburth, Brunswick, St Michaels, Hunts Cross, Liverpool South Parkway.

Nearest other stations

Hillside 1.0 miles
Southport 1.0 miles
Meols Cop 1.8 miles
Ainsdale 2.5 miles
Bescar Lane 4.2 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Birkdale, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Birkdale Palace · 0.6 miles
Southport Eastbank Street · 0.7 miles
Southport Lord Street · 0.8 miles
Southport London Street · 1.0 miles
Southport Central · 1.1 miles
Southport Ash Street · 1.2 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.