Entwistle train station
You can reach 18 stations directly from Entwistle on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Blackburn, with 38 trains a day.
Address: Overshores Road, Bolton, BL7 0NG
Entwistle is the nearest station for postcodes in BL0. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Entwistle
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 38 | 38 | 15 |
| Bromley Cross | 38 | 38 | 15 |
| Bolton | 38 | 38 | 15 |
| Darwen | 38 | 38 | 15 |
| Hall i' th' Wood | 38 | 38 | 15 |
| Manchester Victoria | 38 | 38 | 15 |
| Salford Crescent | 38 | 38 | 15 |
| Salford Central | 37 | 37 | 14 |
| Castleton | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| Mills Hill | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| Moston | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| Clitheroe | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Langho | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Ramsgreave and Wilpshire | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Whalley | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Farnworth | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Moses Gate | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Lines serving Entwistle
Entwistle is on the Ribble Valley Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Entwistle station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Entwistle 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 Entwistle station is
19,988 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,278th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Entwistle and Manchester Victoria than any other pair: 6,170 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: 8 stations instead of 18, a drop of about 56%. Saturday runs to 18.
Nearest other stations
- Bromley Cross 2.9 miles
- Darwen 3.6 miles
- Hall i' th' Wood 4.0 miles
- Bolton 5.7 miles
- Mill Hill 6.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Entwistle, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Whittlestone Head · 0.9 miles
- Turton and Edgworth · 1.4 miles
- Spring Vale · 2.8 miles
- The Oaks · 3.6 miles
- Holcombe Brook · 3.6 miles
- Greenmount · 3.9 miles
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Facilities at Entwistle station
Entwistle is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Cycle parking: 2 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 June 2026.
Getting to Entwistle station
Entwistle station is in Blackburn with Darwen, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M65 J5 (Guide Interchange), 4.7 miles north.
1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Strawberry Duck.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Entwistle 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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