Poynton railway station
You can reach 21 stations directly from Poynton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Adlington (Cheshire), with 40 trains a day.
Direct trains from Poynton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adlington (Cheshire) | 40 | 37 | 0 |
| Bramhall | 40 | 37 | 0 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 40 | 37 | 0 |
| Macclesfield | 40 | 37 | 0 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 40 | 37 | 0 |
| Prestbury | 40 | 37 | 0 |
| Stockport | 40 | 37 | 0 |
| Congleton | 37 | 34 | 0 |
| Kidsgrove | 37 | 34 | 0 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 37 | 34 | 0 |
| Longport | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Heaton Chapel | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Blackpool North | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deansgate | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leyland | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Levenshulme | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wigan North Western | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Poynton is
209,572 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,368th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Poynton and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 101,684 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 Poynton. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Poynton loses 8 including Kirkham and Wesham, Wigan North Western, Manchester Oxford Road, Deansgate, Blackpool North, Leyland.
Nearest other stations
- Bramhall 1.3 miles
- Hazel Grove 1.9 miles
- Adlington (Cheshire) 2.1 miles
- Middlewood 2.2 miles
- Woodsmoor 2.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Poynton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Hazel Grove (Midland) · 2.0 miles
- Higher Poynton · 2.1 miles
- High Lane · 2.2 miles
- Cheadle railway station (M&BR) · 2.8 miles
- Bollington closed 1970 · 4.1 miles
- Cheadle Heath · 4.1 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.