Roby railway station
You can reach 41 stations directly from Roby on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Huyton, with 114 trains a day.
Roby is the nearest station for postcodes in L28. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Roby
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huyton | 114 | 115 | 32 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 114 | 115 | 32 |
| Broad Green | 113 | 114 | 32 |
| Wavertree Technology Park | 113 | 114 | 32 |
| Edge Hill | 111 | 112 | 0 |
| Wigan North Western | 71 | 72 | 16 |
| St Helens Central | 70 | 71 | 16 |
| Garswood | 69 | 70 | 16 |
| Prescot | 69 | 70 | 16 |
| Bryn | 68 | 69 | 16 |
| Eccleston Park | 68 | 69 | 16 |
| Thatto Heath | 68 | 69 | 16 |
| Earlestown | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Lea Green | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Rainhill | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| St Helens Junction | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Whiston | 44 | 44 | 16 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 43 | 43 | 16 |
| Eccles | 40 | 40 | 16 |
| Patricroft | 39 | 39 | 16 |
| Burnage | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| East Didsbury | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Gatley | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Heald Green | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 34 | 36 | 16 |
| Mauldeth Road | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| Manchester Airport | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| Deansgate | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| Euxton Balshaw Lane | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| Leyland | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Preston | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Blackpool North | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Manchester Victoria | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Ellesmere Port | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Helsby | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ince and Elton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Runcorn East | 1 | 1 | 0 |
and 3 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Roby is
201,256 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,396th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Roby and Liverpool Lime Street than any other pair: 147,244 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.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Roby gains 2 destinations including Styal, Wilmslow.
Nearest other stations
- Huyton 0.5 miles
- Broad Green 1.6 miles
- Whiston 2.4 miles
- Prescot 2.5 miles
- Wavertree Technology Park 2.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Roby, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Childwall · 1.2 miles
- Huyton Quarry · 1.3 miles
- Gateacre · 1.8 miles
- Knotty Ash · 2.0 miles
- West Derby · 2.7 miles
- Edge Lane · 3.0 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.