Wilmslow railway station
You can reach 78 stations directly from Wilmslow on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Manchester Piccadilly, with 168 trains a day.
Wilmslow is the nearest station for postcodes in SK9. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Wilmslow
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Piccadilly | 168 | 167 | 68 |
| Stockport | 133 | 130 | 65 |
| Crewe | 131 | 129 | 68 |
| Alderley Edge | 97 | 97 | 19 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 67 | 66 | 17 |
| Heaton Chapel | 67 | 66 | 2 |
| Handforth | 67 | 66 | 17 |
| Levenshulme | 67 | 66 | 1 |
| Holmes Chapel | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Sandbach | 64 | 64 | 17 |
| Burnage | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Chelford | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| East Didsbury | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Goostrey | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| Gatley | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Heald Green | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Mauldeth Road | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Manchester Airport | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Styal | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury | 32 | 32 | 28 |
| Abergavenny | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| Cardiff Central | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| Cwmbran | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| Hereford | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| Leominster | 31 | 31 | 25 |
| Ludlow | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| Newport | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| London Euston | 31 | 30 | 20 |
| Stafford | 29 | 29 | 18 |
| Nantwich | 22 | 22 | 15 |
| Craven Arms | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Church Stretton | 19 | 19 | 14 |
| Whitchurch | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Pontypool and New Inn | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Bridgend | 13 | 14 | 19 |
| Port Talbot Parkway | 13 | 14 | 19 |
| Neath | 12 | 13 | 19 |
| Swansea | 12 | 13 | 19 |
| Carmarthen | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Llanelli | 12 | 12 | 12 |
and 55 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Wilmslow is
1,248,708 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 447th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 110,393 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Wilmslow and Manchester Piccadilly than any other pair: 429,576 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: 53 stations instead of 78, a drop of about 32%. Saturday runs to 95.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Wilmslow gains 16 destinations including Wavertree Technology Park, Lea Green, Eccles, Rainhill, Broad Green, Huyton and loses 2 including Milford Haven, Johnston.
Nearest other stations
- Handforth 1.4 miles
- Styal 1.6 miles
- Alderley Edge 1.7 miles
- Heald Green 3.0 miles
- Manchester Airport 3.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Wilmslow, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Cheadle railway station (M&BR) · 3.4 miles
- Manchester Interchange · 4.1 miles
- Cheadle · 4.7 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.