Nelson train station
You can reach 17 stations directly from Nelson on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Accrington, with 36 trains a day.
Nelson is the nearest station for postcodes in BB9. Check your own postcode.
- 17 direct destinations
- 1,700th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 15 parking spaces
- 18 bus stops nearby
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 |
Lines serving Nelson
Nelson is on the East Lancashire Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Nelson station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Nelson 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 Nelson station 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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Facilities at Nelson station
Nelson is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Toilets
Parking at Nelson station
- Station Car Park 15 spaces
free
Cycle parking: 14 spaces (lockers).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 April 2026.
Getting to Nelson station
Nelson station is in Pendle, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M65 J13 (Reedyford Interchange), 0.4 miles north-west.
18 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Interchange.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Nelson 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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