Nelson railway station

You can reach 17 stations directly from Nelson on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Accrington, with 36 trains a day.

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Nelson is the nearest station for postcodes in BB9. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Nelson

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Accrington	36	36	15
Blackburn	36	36	15
Bamber Bridge	36	36	15
Burnley Central	36	36	15
Brierfield	36	36	15
Colne	36	36	15
Lostock Hall	36	36	15
Preston	36	36	15
Rose Grove	36	36	15
Burnley Barracks	36	36	14
Church and Oswaldtwistle	36	36	14
Cherry Tree	36	36	14
Huncoat	36	36	14
Hapton	36	36	14
Mill Hill	36	36	14
Pleasington	36	36	14
Rishton	36	36	14
Ansdell and Fairhaven	0	0	13
Blackpool Pleasure Beach	0	0	13
Blackpool South	0	0	13
Kirkham and Wesham	0	0	13
Lytham	0	0	13
Moss Side	0	0	13
St Annes-on-the-Sea	0	0	13
Squires Gate	0	0	13

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How busy Nelson is

113,780 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,700th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Nelson and Blackburn than any other pair: 22,138 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

Brierfield 1.1 miles
Colne 1.9 miles
Burnley Central 3.1 miles
Burnley Barracks 3.5 miles
Burnley Manchester Road 3.7 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Nelson, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Bott Lane Halt · 1.1 miles
Reedley Hallows Halt · 2.1 miles
New Hall Bridge Halt · 2.5 miles
Foulridge · 3.4 miles
Towneley · 3.9 miles
Padiham · 4.9 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.