Helsby railway station
You can reach 67 stations directly from Helsby on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Chester, with 81 trains a day.
Direct trains from Helsby
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 81 | 81 | 61 |
| Frodsham | 81 | 81 | 61 |
| Colwyn Bay | 62 | 59 | 4 |
| Flint | 62 | 59 | 4 |
| Llandudno Junction | 62 | 59 | 4 |
| Prestatyn | 62 | 59 | 4 |
| Rhyl | 62 | 59 | 4 |
| Shotton | 62 | 59 | 3 |
| Earlestown | 48 | 45 | 31 |
| Runcorn East | 48 | 48 | 31 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 47 | 47 | 31 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 44 | 45 | 31 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 40 | 40 | 31 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 39 | 40 | 31 |
| East Didsbury | 38 | 36 | 0 |
| Manchester Airport | 38 | 36 | 21 |
| Abergele and Pensarn | 35 | 31 | 2 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 35 | 35 | 30 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 34 | 34 | 30 |
| Runcorn | 34 | 34 | 30 |
| Bangor | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| Conwy | 33 | 30 | 1 |
| Holyhead | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| Llanfairfechan | 33 | 30 | 1 |
| Llanfairpwll | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| Penmaenmawr | 33 | 30 | 1 |
| Deganwy | 26 | 27 | 0 |
| Llandudno | 26 | 27 | 0 |
| Valley | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Bradford Interchange | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Bramley | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Hebden Bridge | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Halifax | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Leeds | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Low Moor | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Manchester Victoria | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Mytholmroyd | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| New Pudsey | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Sowerby Bridge | 7 | 7 | 0 |
and 27 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Helsby is
123,710 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,651st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 85,005 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Helsby and Chester than any other pair: 27,576 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: 29 stations instead of 67, a drop of about 57%. Saturday runs to 60.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Helsby loses 1 including Crewe.
Nearest other stations
- Ince and Elton 1.9 miles
- Frodsham 2.4 miles
- Mouldsworth 3.4 miles
- Runcorn 4.6 miles
- Ellesmere Port 5.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Helsby, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Helsby and Alvanley · 0.6 miles
- Dunham Hill · 2.2 miles
- Manley · 2.4 miles
- Barrow for Tarvin · 3.6 miles
- Halton · 4.0 miles
- Mickle Trafford East · 4.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.