Pemberton train station
You can reach 24 stations directly from Pemberton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Atherton, with 28 trains a day.
Pemberton is the nearest station for postcodes in WN5, WN3. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Pemberton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Daisy Hill | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Headbolt Lane | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Manchester Victoria | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Orrell | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Rainford | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Salford Central | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Salford Crescent | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Upholland | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Walkden | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Hindley | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Accrington | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Blackburn | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Burnley Manchester Road | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Hag Fold | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Littleborough | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Rochdale | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Rose Grove | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Todmorden | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Smithy Bridge | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Walsden | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Moorside | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Pemberton station is
48,658 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,055th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Pemberton and Manchester Victoria than any other pair: 19,624 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
There is no Sunday service from Pemberton. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Nearest other stations
- Orrell 1.6 miles
- Wigan North Western 1.7 miles
- Wigan Wallgate 1.8 miles
- Gathurst 2.2 miles
- Bryn 2.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Pemberton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Wigan Chapel Lane · 1.8 miles
- Wigan Central · 2.0 miles
- Wigan Darlington Street · 2.1 miles
- Whelley · 2.8 miles
- Platt Bridge · 3.0 miles
- Bamfurlong · 3.0 miles
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Facilities at Pemberton station
Pemberton is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.
Getting to Pemberton station
Pemberton station is in Wigan, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M58 J6 (Orrell Interchange), 1.1 miles west.
5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Pemberton Rail Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Pemberton 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