Rufford train station
You can reach 4 stations directly from Rufford on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Burscough Junction, with 34 trains a day.
- 4 direct destinations
- 2,237th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 24 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Rufford
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough Junction | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Croston | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Ormskirk | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Preston | 34 | 34 | 0 |
Lines serving Rufford
Rufford is on the Ormskirk Branch Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Rufford station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Rufford 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 Rufford station is
24,438 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,237th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Rufford and Preston (Lancs) than any other pair: 10,478 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 Rufford. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Nearest other stations
- Burscough Bridge 2.4 miles
- Hoscar 2.5 miles
- Croston 2.6 miles
- Burscough Junction 2.9 miles
- New Lane 2.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Rufford, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Tarleton Halt · 3.5 miles
- Boat Yard Crossing Halt · 3.8 miles
- Cocker Bar · 4.4 miles
- River Douglas · 4.6 miles
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Facilities at Rufford station
Rufford is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Rufford station
- Station Car Park 24 spaces
From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.
Getting to Rufford station
Rufford station is in West Lancashire, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M6 J27 (Shevington Interchange), 5.5 miles south-east.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Rufford Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Rufford 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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