Blackrod railway station

You can reach 19 stations directly from Blackrod on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bolton, with 49 trains a day.

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Direct trains from Blackrod

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

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How busy Blackrod is

226,316 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,315th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Blackrod and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 52,858 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, Blackrod gains 1 destination including East Didsbury and loses 1 including Stockport.

Nearest other stations

• Horwich Parkway 1.5 miles
• Adlington 2.0 miles
• Westhoughton 3.1 miles
• Lostock 3.3 miles
• Hindley 3.4 miles

Closed stations nearby

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

• Horwich · 1.1 miles
• Dicconson Lane and Aspull · 1.9 miles
• Lostock Lane · 2.1 miles
• White Bear · 2.1 miles
• Red Rock · 2.5 miles
• Rawlinson Bridge · 2.7 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.