Walsden train station
You can reach 48 stations directly from Walsden on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Littleborough, with 43 trains a day.
Walsden is the nearest station for postcodes in OL13. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Walsden
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Littleborough | 43 | 42 | 15 |
| Manchester Victoria | 43 | 42 | 15 |
| Rochdale | 43 | 42 | 15 |
| Todmorden | 43 | 42 | 15 |
| Smithy Bridge | 42 | 41 | 15 |
| Atherton | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Daisy Hill | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Salford Central | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Salford Crescent | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Walkden | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| Hag Fold | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| Hindley | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 37 | 36 | 0 |
| Hebden Bridge | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| Leeds | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| Sowerby Bridge | 36 | 35 | 0 |
| Mytholmroyd | 35 | 34 | 0 |
| Brighouse | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Batley | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewsbury | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Ince | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Mirfield | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Morley | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Moorside | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Accrington | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Blackburn | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Burnley Manchester Road | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Rose Grove | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Headbolt Lane | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Orrell | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Pemberton | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Rainford | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Upholland | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Bradford Interchange | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Halifax | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Low Moor | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bramley | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cottingley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| New Pudsey | 2 | 3 | 0 |
and 8 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Walsden
Walsden is on the Caldervale Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Walsden station is
80,466 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,861st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Walsden and Manchester Victoria than any other pair: 25,836 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: 13 stations instead of 48, a drop of about 73%. Saturday runs to 38.
Nearest other stations
- Todmorden 1.2 miles
- Littleborough 3.7 miles
- Smithy Bridge 4.4 miles
- Hebden Bridge 4.8 miles
- Mytholmroyd 5.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Walsden, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Stansfield Hall · 1.6 miles
- Cornholme · 2.7 miles
- Shawforth · 2.7 miles
- Britannia · 3.1 miles
- Portsmouth (Lancs) · 3.2 miles
- Eastwood (L&Y) · 3.2 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Walsden station
Walsden is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 15 May 2026.
Getting to Walsden station
Walsden station is in Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M62 J22, 5.7 miles south-east.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Walsden Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Walsden 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