Hillside train station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Hillside on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ainsdale, with 288 trains a day.
- 16 direct destinations
- 762nd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Hillside
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsdale | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Bank Hall | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Birkdale | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Blundellsands & Crosby | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Bootle New Strand | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Bootle Oriel Road | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Formby | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Freshfield | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Hall Road | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Hightown | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Sandhills | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Seaforth & Litherland | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Southport | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Waterloo | 288 | 288 | 127 |
| Liverpool Central | 286 | 286 | 63 |
| Moorfields | 286 | 286 | 63 |
Lines serving Hillside
Hillside is on the Northern Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Hillside station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Hillside 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 Hillside station is
641,590 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 762nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Hillside and Southport than any other pair: 234,962 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.
Nearest other stations
- Birkdale 1.0 miles
- Ainsdale 1.5 miles
- Southport 2.0 miles
- Meols Cop 2.7 miles
- Freshfield 4.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Hillside, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Birkdale Palace · 1.2 miles
- Ainsdale Beach · 1.6 miles
- Southport Eastbank Street · 1.7 miles
- Southport Lord Street · 1.7 miles
- Southport London Street · 2.0 miles
- Southport Central · 2.1 miles
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Facilities at Hillside station
Hillside is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday: 05:34 to 00:30 · Sunday: 07:49 to 00:30
Toilets · Waiting room
Cycle parking: 50 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 February 2026.
Getting to Hillside station
Hillside station is in Sefton, North West, and is run by Merseyrail.
The nearest motorway junction is M58 J1 (Maghull Lane Interchange), 8.9 miles south-east.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Hillside Interchange.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Hillside 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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