Deansgate train station
Deansgate is a major interchange: 100 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Manchester Oxford Road, with 179 trains a day.
Deansgate is the nearest station for postcodes in M15, M16. Check your own postcode.
- 100 direct destinations
- 325th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 7 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Deansgate
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Oxford Road | 179 | 179 | 61 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 134 | 134 | 36 |
| Manchester Airport | 133 | 133 | 35 |
| Bolton | 127 | 130 | 24 |
| Salford Crescent | 102 | 102 | 24 |
| Preston | 99 | 99 | 24 |
| Chorley | 95 | 98 | 24 |
| Horwich Parkway | 73 | 73 | 24 |
| Blackpool North | 71 | 71 | 24 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 71 | 71 | 24 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 71 | 71 | 24 |
| Buckshaw Parkway | 70 | 70 | 24 |
| Heald Green | 70 | 70 | 35 |
| Leyland | 68 | 68 | 24 |
| Lostock | 68 | 68 | 24 |
| Gatley | 63 | 63 | 17 |
| Adlington | 46 | 46 | 23 |
| Blackrod | 46 | 46 | 24 |
| Layton | 39 | 39 | 24 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 37 | 38 | 37 |
| Edge Hill | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Broad Green | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Burnage | 35 | 35 | 17 |
| Eccles | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| East Didsbury | 35 | 35 | 17 |
| Earlestown | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Huyton | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Lea Green | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Mauldeth Road | 35 | 35 | 17 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Patricroft | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Rainhill | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Roby | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| St Helens Junction | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Wavertree Technology Park | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Whiston | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Hindley | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Ince | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Westhoughton | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Appley Bridge | 31 | 31 | 0 |
and 62 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Deansgate station is
1,719,378 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 325th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Deansgate and Bolton than any other pair: 175,412 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: 48 stations instead of 100, a drop of about 52%. Saturday runs to 102.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Deansgate gains 2 destinations including Hunts Cross, Halewood.
Nearest other stations
- Manchester Oxford Road 0.4 miles
- Salford Central 0.6 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly 0.9 miles
- Manchester Victoria 1.0 miles
- Salford Crescent 1.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Deansgate, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Manchester Central · 0.2 miles
- Manchester Liverpool Road · 0.4 miles
- Former Liverpool Road Railway Station Station Masters House · 0.4 miles
- Ordsall Lane · 0.6 miles
- Cornbrook · 0.8 miles
- Oldfield Road · 0.8 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Deansgate station
Deansgate is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday: 06:00 to 23:30 · Sunday: 08:10 to 23:30
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 6 September 2026.
Getting to Deansgate station
Deansgate station is in Manchester, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M602 J3 (Regent Road Roundabout), 1.5 miles west.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Deansgate Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Deansgate 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