Clifton train station
You can reach 22 stations directly from Clifton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ashton-under-Lyne, with 2 trains a day.
Clifton is the nearest station for postcodes in M25, M45. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Clifton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Appley Bridge | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Burscough Bridge | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bolton | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gathurst | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hindley | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ince | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kearsley | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Manchester Victoria | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Meols Cop | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Parbold | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Salford Central | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Salford Crescent | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Southport | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stalybridge | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Westhoughton | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bescar Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Farnworth | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hoscar | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Moses Gate | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Clifton station is
1,102 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,534th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Clifton and Salford Crescent than any other pair: 442 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
There is no Sunday service from Clifton. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Nearest other stations
- Swinton (Manchester) 1.1 miles
- Moorside 1.6 miles
- Eccles 2.7 miles
- Kearsley 3.0 miles
- Salford Crescent 3.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Clifton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Molyneux Brow · 0.6 miles
- Pendlebury · 0.8 miles
- Agecroft Bridge · 1.0 miles
- Dixon Fold · 1.3 miles
- Irlams o' th' Height · 1.3 miles
- Ringley Road · 2.1 miles
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Facilities at Clifton station
Clifton is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 April 2026.
Getting to Clifton station
Clifton station is in Salford, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M60 J16 (Clifton Junction), 0.7 miles north-west.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Clifton Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Clifton 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