Hightown railway station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Hightown on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ainsdale, with 144 trains a day.
Hightown is the nearest station for postcodes in L38. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Hightown
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 |
| Formby | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Freshfield | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Hillside | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Hall Road | 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 Hightown is
297,352 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,163rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Hightown and Liverpool Central than any other pair: 97,984 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, Hightown gains 6 destinations including Cressington, Aigburth, Brunswick, St Michaels, Hunts Cross, Liverpool South Parkway.
Nearest other stations
- Hall Road 1.9 miles
- Formby 2.1 miles
- Blundellsands & Crosby 2.7 miles
- Freshfield 2.9 miles
- Waterloo 3.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Hightown, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Altcar Rifle Range · 0.4 miles
- Formby Power Station · 1.2 miles
- Altcar and Hillhouse · 3.4 miles
- Mossbridge · 3.4 miles
- Lydiate · 3.5 miles
- Sefton and Maghull · 4.2 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.