Moorside railway station
You can reach 48 stations directly from Moorside on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Atherton, with 38 trains a day.
Direct trains from Moorside
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Daisy Hill | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Hag Fold | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Hindley | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Manchester Victoria | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Salford Crescent | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Walkden | 38 | 37 | 15 |
| Salford Central | 36 | 35 | 15 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 36 | 35 | 15 |
| Rochdale | 35 | 34 | 0 |
| Todmorden | 34 | 33 | 0 |
| Ince | 33 | 34 | 15 |
| Littleborough | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Smithy Bridge | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Hebden Bridge | 32 | 33 | 0 |
| Leeds | 32 | 33 | 0 |
| Mytholmroyd | 32 | 33 | 0 |
| Sowerby Bridge | 32 | 33 | 0 |
| Walsden | 31 | 32 | 0 |
| Brighouse | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Batley | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Dewsbury | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Mirfield | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Morley | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Accrington | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackburn | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradford Interchange | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Burnley Manchester Road | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cottingley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Halifax | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Rose Grove | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wigan North Western | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Appley Bridge | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Burscough Bridge | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Castleton | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gathurst | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Headbolt Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Low Moor | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Meols Cop | 1 | 1 | 14 |
and 8 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Moorside is
42,856 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,099th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Moorside and Manchester Victoria than any other pair: 17,730 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: 17 stations instead of 48, a drop of about 65%. Saturday runs to 44.
Nearest other stations
- Swinton (Manchester) 0.7 miles
- Clifton 1.6 miles
- Walkden 1.8 miles
- Kearsley 2.2 miles
- Patricroft 2.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Moorside, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Dixon Fold · 1.1 miles
- Worsley · 1.2 miles
- Pendlebury · 1.4 miles
- Monton Green · 1.7 miles
- Molyneux Brow · 1.8 miles
- Agecroft Bridge · 2.2 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.