Westhoughton train station

You can reach 25 stations directly from Westhoughton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bolton, with 68 trains a day.

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25 direct destinations
1,496th busiest in Britain
Unstaffed
4 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Westhoughton

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday
Bolton	68	68
Hindley	68	68
Salford Crescent	68	68
Ince	65	65
Wigan Wallgate	65	64
Appley Bridge	61	61
Burscough Bridge	61	61
Gathurst	61	61
Meols Cop	61	61
Parbold	61	61
Southport	61	61
Kearsley	36	36
Manchester Victoria	36	36
Farnworth	35	35
Salford Central	35	35
Moses Gate	34	34
Ashton-under-Lyne	32	32
Deansgate	32	32
Manchester Oxford Road	32	32
Stalybridge	32	32
Bescar Lane	17	17
Hoscar	17	17
New Lane	17	17
Wigan North Western	3	4
Clifton	2	2

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Freight through Westhoughton station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Westhoughton 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 Westhoughton station is

166,134 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,496th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Westhoughton and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 48,438 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 Westhoughton. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.