Parbold train station
You can reach 38 stations directly from Parbold on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Appley Bridge, with 64 trains a day.
- 38 direct destinations
- 1,765th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 14 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Parbold
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appley Bridge | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Burscough Bridge | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Gathurst | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Meols Cop | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Southport | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Hindley | 62 | 62 | 14 |
| Salford Crescent | 62 | 62 | 14 |
| Bolton | 61 | 61 | 0 |
| Ince | 61 | 61 | 14 |
| Westhoughton | 61 | 61 | 0 |
| Deansgate | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Manchester Victoria | 31 | 31 | 14 |
| Salford Central | 30 | 30 | 14 |
| Kearsley | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Farnworth | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Moses Gate | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Stalybridge | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Bescar Lane | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Hoscar | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| New Lane | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Clifton | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Accrington | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Atherton | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burnley Manchester Road | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daisy Hill | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Hag Fold | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Littleborough | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moorside | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rose Grove | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Smithy Bridge | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Todmorden | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walkden | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Lines serving Parbold
Parbold is on the Manchester to Southport Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Parbold station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Parbold 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 Parbold station is
98,762 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,765th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Parbold and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 19,150 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 38, a drop of about 55%. Saturday runs to 30.
Nearest other stations
- Hoscar 1.5 miles
- Appley Bridge 2.3 miles
- Burscough Junction 2.9 miles
- Burscough Bridge 3.1 miles
- Rufford 3.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Parbold, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Skelmersdale · 3.2 miles
- White Moss Level Crossing Halt · 3.6 miles
- Westhead Halt · 3.6 miles
- Hey's Crossing Halt · 4.2 miles
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Facilities at Parbold station
Parbold is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:45 to 13:00
Toilets
Parking at Parbold station
- Station Car Park 14 spaces
free
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 28 July 2026.
Getting to Parbold station
Parbold station is in West Lancashire, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M6 J27 (Shevington Interchange), 3.2 miles east.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Parbold 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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