Walkden railway station
You can reach 48 stations directly from Walkden on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Atherton, with 70 trains a day.
Walkden is the nearest station for postcodes in M28, M38. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Walkden
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton | 70 | 68 | 15 |
| Daisy Hill | 70 | 68 | 15 |
| Manchester Victoria | 70 | 68 | 15 |
| Salford Crescent | 70 | 68 | 15 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 70 | 68 | 15 |
| Hindley | 68 | 66 | 15 |
| Salford Central | 68 | 66 | 15 |
| Hag Fold | 67 | 65 | 15 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 67 | 65 | 15 |
| Rochdale | 66 | 64 | 0 |
| Todmorden | 65 | 63 | 0 |
| Littleborough | 64 | 63 | 0 |
| Smithy Bridge | 63 | 62 | 0 |
| Walsden | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Moorside | 38 | 36 | 15 |
| Hebden Bridge | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Ince | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Leeds | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Mytholmroyd | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Sowerby Bridge | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Accrington | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Blackburn | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Burnley Manchester Road | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Rose Grove | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Brighouse | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Batley | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewsbury | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Mirfield | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Morley | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Headbolt Lane | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Orrell | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Pemberton | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Rainford | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Upholland | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Wigan North Western | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bradford Interchange | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Cottingley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Halifax | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Appley Bridge | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Burscough Bridge | 1 | 1 | 14 |
and 8 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Walkden is
300,502 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,157th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Walkden and Manchester Victoria than any other pair: 134,056 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: 17 stations instead of 48, a drop of about 65%. Saturday runs to 43.
Nearest other stations
- Moorside 1.8 miles
- Kearsley 1.9 miles
- Farnworth 2.1 miles
- Swinton (Manchester) 2.4 miles
- Moses Gate 2.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Walkden, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ellenbrook · 0.9 miles
- Little Hulton · 1.1 miles
- Worsley · 1.8 miles
- Plodder Lane · 2.3 miles
- Dixon Fold · 2.3 miles
- Monton Green · 2.5 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.