Brierfield train station
You can reach 17 stations directly from Brierfield on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Accrington, with 36 trains a day.
- 17 direct destinations
- 2,147th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free throughout
- 6 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Brierfield
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Blackburn | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Bamber Bridge | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Burnley Central | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Colne | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Lostock Hall | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Nelson | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Preston | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Rose Grove | 36 | 36 | 15 |
| Burnley Barracks | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Cherry Tree | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Huncoat | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Hapton | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Mill Hill | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Pleasington | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Rishton | 36 | 36 | 14 |
| Ansdell and Fairhaven | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blackpool South | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Lytham | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Moss Side | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| St Annes-on-the-Sea | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Squires Gate | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Lines serving Brierfield
Brierfield is on the East Lancashire Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Brierfield station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Brierfield station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Brierfield station is
36,894 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,147th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Brierfield and Blackburn than any other pair: 8,606 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.
Nearest other stations
- Nelson 1.1 miles
- Burnley Central 2.2 miles
- Burnley Barracks 2.5 miles
- Burnley Manchester Road 2.8 miles
- Colne 3.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Brierfield, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Reedley Hallows Halt · 1.1 miles
- New Hall Bridge Halt · 1.5 miles
- Bott Lane Halt · 2.3 miles
- Towneley · 3.1 miles
- Padiham · 3.7 miles
- Foulridge · 4.5 miles
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Facilities at Brierfield station
Brierfield is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Parking at Brierfield station
- Station Car Park 6 spaces
free
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 April 2026.
Getting to Brierfield station
Brierfield station is in Pendle, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M65 J12 (Brierfield Interchange), 0.3 miles north-west.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Sackville Street.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Brierfield 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
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