Farnworth train station
You can reach 38 stations directly from Farnworth on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bolton, with 38 trains a day.
Farnworth is the nearest station for postcodes in BL4. Check your own postcode.
- 38 direct destinations
- 2,042nd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Farnworth
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| Salford Crescent | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| Manchester Victoria | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| Salford Central | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Hindley | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Kearsley | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Westhoughton | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Moses Gate | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Ince | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 32 | 31 | 0 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Stalybridge | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Appley Bridge | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Burscough Bridge | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Gathurst | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Meols Cop | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Parbold | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Southport | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Bescar Lane | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Hoscar | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| New Lane | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Blackburn | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bromley Cross | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Castleton | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Darwen | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hall i' th' Wood | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mills Hill | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Moston | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Wigan North Western | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Clitheroe | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Entwistle | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Langho | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ramsgreave and Wilpshire | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Whalley | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Clifton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Deansgate | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lines serving Farnworth
Farnworth is on the Manchester to Preston Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Farnworth station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Farnworth 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 Farnworth station is
50,790 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,042nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Farnworth and Manchester Victoria than any other pair: 23,302 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 Farnworth. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Nearest other stations
- Moses Gate 0.7 miles
- Kearsley 0.7 miles
- Walkden 2.1 miles
- Bolton 2.2 miles
- Moorside 2.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Farnworth, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Plodder Lane · 1.4 miles
- Darcy Lever · 1.6 miles
- Bradley Fold · 1.7 miles
- Little Hulton · 1.9 miles
- Ringley Road · 2.0 miles
- Dixon Fold · 2.3 miles
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Facilities at Farnworth station
Farnworth is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:30 to 13:45 · at weekends: closed
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 April 2026.
Getting to Farnworth station
Farnworth station is in Bolton, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M61 J3 (Kearsley Interchange), 0.9 miles south-west.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Bridge Street.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Farnworth 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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