Southport railway station
You can reach 54 stations directly from Southport on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ainsdale, with 144 trains a day.
Direct trains from Southport
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsdale | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Bank Hall | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Birkdale | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Blundellsands & Crosby | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Bootle New Strand | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Bootle Oriel Road | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Formby | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Freshfield | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Hillside | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Hall Road | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Hightown | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Sandhills | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Seaforth & Litherland | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Waterloo | 144 | 144 | 99 |
| Liverpool Central | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Moorfields | 143 | 143 | 99 |
| Appley Bridge | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Burscough Bridge | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Gathurst | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Meols Cop | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Parbold | 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 |
and 14 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Southport is
3,788,568 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 142nd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 14,712 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Southport and Liverpool Central than any other pair: 587,260 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: 33 stations instead of 54, a drop of about 39%. Saturday runs to 46.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Southport gains 6 destinations including Cressington, Aigburth, Brunswick, St Michaels, Hunts Cross, Liverpool South Parkway.
Nearest other stations
- Birkdale 1.0 miles
- Meols Cop 1.1 miles
- Hillside 2.0 miles
- Ainsdale 3.5 miles
- Bescar Lane 4.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Southport, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Southport London Street · 0.2 miles
- Southport Central · 0.2 miles
- Southport Eastbank Street · 0.4 miles
- Southport Lord Street · 0.4 miles
- Southport Ash Street · 0.6 miles
- St Luke's · 0.6 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.