Formby railway station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Formby on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ainsdale, with 144 trains a day.
Formby is the nearest station for postcodes in L37. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Formby
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsdale | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Bank Hall | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Birkdale | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Blundellsands & Crosby | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Bootle New Strand | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Bootle Oriel Road | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Freshfield | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Hillside | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Hall Road | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Hightown | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Sandhills | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Seaforth & Litherland | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Southport | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Waterloo | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Liverpool Central | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Moorfields | 143 | 143 | 99 |
How busy Formby is
1,606,086 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 344th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Formby and Liverpool Central than any other pair: 461,618 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.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Formby gains 6 destinations including Cressington, Aigburth, Brunswick, St Michaels, Hunts Cross, Liverpool South Parkway.
Nearest other stations
- Freshfield 0.8 miles
- Hightown 2.1 miles
- Ainsdale 3.5 miles
- Hall Road 4.0 miles
- Blundellsands & Crosby 4.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Formby, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Formby Power Station · 0.8 miles
- Altcar Rifle Range · 1.7 miles
- Mossbridge · 2.5 miles
- Woodvale · 2.6 miles
- Altcar and Hillhouse · 3.6 miles
- Ainsdale Beach · 3.7 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.