List of Northern Rail routes

This is a list of Northern Rail routes. Northern Rail run the majority of services in Northern England serving the main cities of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sheffield and the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Durham, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and all four areas of Yorkshire (North, South, East and West), plus some services running into Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Routes

These are the services that are operated by Northern Rail (based on the published timetable numbering):

Key

- Station has parking facilities
- Station has bicycle storage facilities
- Station is disabled-friendly
- Station serves an airport
- Station serves or is within walking distance of a bus/coach station
- Station serves or is within walking distance of a Manchester Metrolink station
- Station serves or is within walking distance of a Merseyrail station
- Station serves or is within walking distance of a Nottinghamtram stop
- Station serves or is within walking distance of a Sheffield Supertram stop
- Station serves or is within walking distance of a Tyne & Wear Metro station
- Station serves or is within walking distance of a heritage railway station

Main Routes

Route 1

Route 2

Route 3

Route 4

Alnmouth and Morpeth - Newcastle and MetroCentre^[1]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Morpeth-MetroCentre);
2 per day (Chathill-Newcastle)
Monday-Saturday evenings: 1 journey
Sundays: No service (limited service by CrossCountry and Virgin Trains East Coast

Nunthorpe and Middlesbrough - Newcastle and MetroCentre^[2]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Middlesbrough-MetroCentre (continuing to Hexham or Carlisle));
4 per day (Nunthorpe-Newcastle);
10 per day (Nunthorpe-Middlesbrough (continuing to Newcastle or Darlington))
Evenings: 2/3 journeys
Sunday daytime:
Every 120 mins (Middlesbrough-MetroCentre);
Every 60 mins (MetroCentre-Stockton (continuing to Middlesbrough or Darlington));
5 journeys (Nunthorpe-Middlesbrough (continuing to Newcastle or Darlington))

Bishop Auckland and Darlington - Saltburn^[3]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
2 per hour (Saltburn-Darlington);
Every 120 mins (Saltburn-Bishop Auckland) Evenings:
Every 60 mins (Saltburn-Darlington)
1 journey (Saltburn-Bishop Auckland)
Extra journeys between Middlesbrough and Darlington from First TransPennine Express
Sunday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Saltburn-Darlington);
7 journeys (Darlington-Bishop Auckland)
Extra journeys between Darlington and Eaglescliffe, continuing to MetroCentre via Hartlepool, Sunderland and Newcastle

Sunderland and Newcastle - Carlisle ^[4]

Middlesbrough
Hartlepool
Sunderland
Newcastle
Dunston limited service
MetroCentre
Blaydon every 2 hours to/from Hexham
Wylam hourly to/from Hexham
Prudhoe
Stocksfield hourly to/from Hexham
Riding Mill hourly to/from Hexham
Corbridge hourly to/from Hexham
Hexham
Haydon Bridge every 2 hours
Bardon Mill every 2 hours
Haltwhistle
Brampton (Cumbria) every 2 hours
Wetheral every 2 hours
Carlisle

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Carlisle-Newcastle (one journey continuing to Middlesbrough));
Every 30 mins (Hexham-Newcastle (continuing to/from Middlesbrough));
Extra peak-time journeys between Newcastle and Glasgow Central via Carlisle from First ScotRail
Monday-Saturday evenings:
2 journeys (Carlisle-Newcastle);
4 journeys (Hexham-Newcastle)
Sunday daytime: Every 60 mins (Carlisle-Newcastle)
Sunday evening: 1 journey (Carlisle-Newcastle)

Route 5

Route 6

Route 7

Route 8

Middlesbrough - Whitby - The Esk Valley Line^[5]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
4 journeys per day;
Extra journeys between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe
Monday-Saturday evenings: 1 journey (summer weekdays only)
Sunday daytime: 5 journeys (summer only)

Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness^[6]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime: approximately every 60 mins
Monday-Saturday evenings: 2 journey (Barrow-Millom and Whitehaven-Carlisle)
Sunday daytime: 3 journeys (Whitehaven-Carlisle)

Leeds - Carlisle^[7]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
7 journeys per day
Monday-Saturday evenings: 1 journey (Ribblehead-Leeds)
Sunday daytime: 3 journeys

Leeds - Morecambe/Heysham Port^[7]

Service:
Monday-Friday daytime:
3 journeys (Leeds-Morecambe);
1 journey (Leeds-Heysham Port)
Saturday daytime:
4 journeys (Leeds-Morecambe);
1 journey (Leeds-Heysham Port)
Sunday daytime: 4 journeys (Leeds-Morecambe)

York - Blackpool North^[8]

Service:
Daytime: Every 60 mins
Monday-Saturday evenings: 1 journey
Sunday evenings: 1 or 2 journeys (some terminate at Leeds or Hebden Bridge)

Route 9

Route 10

Route 11

Route 12

Colne - Preston and Blackpool South^[9]

Service:
Monday-Saturday:
Every 60 mins;
Extra journeys between Accringon and Preston
Sunday: Every 60 mins (Preston-Blackpool South);
Every 120 mins (Colne-Blackpool South)

Liverpool - Wigan^[10]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 30 mins;
Extra express journeys between Liverpool and Preston via Huyton, St Helens and Wigan
Monday-Saturday evenings: Every 60 mins;
Extra express journeys between Liverpool and Prston via Huyton, St Helens and Wigan
Sunday: Every 60 mins

Liverpool - Preston and Blackpool North^[10]

Liverpool South Parkway connecting service to Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Liverpool Lime Street
Edge Hill Monday-Saturday evenings
Wavertree Technology Park evenings/Sundays
Broad Green evenings/Sundays
Roby evenings/Sundays
Huyton
Prescot evenings/Sundays
Eccleston Park Monday-Saturday evenings
Thatto Heath evenings/Sundays
St Helens Junction
Garswood evenings/Sundays
Bryn Monday-Saturday evenings
Wigan North Western
Euxton Balshaw Lane
Leyland
Preston
Kirkham & Wesham some
Poulton-le-Fylde some
Blackpool North

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime: Every 60 mins
Monday-Saturday evenings:
Every 60 mins;
Extra early-evening express journeys
Sunday daytime: Every 60mins

Preston - Ormskirk^[10]

Preston
Croston
Rufford
Burscough Junction
Ormskirk connections for Merseyrail service to Liverpool Central

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime: Every 60 mins
Monday-Saturday evenings: 3 journeys

Bolton - Manchester Victoria^[11]

Bolton
Moses Gate
Farnworth
Kearsley
Salford Crescent
Salford Central
Manchester Victoria
Most of these often extend to/from Southport

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime: 4 journeys per hour
Monday-Saturday evenings: 3 journeys per hour
Sunday: 2 journeys per hour

Bolton - Manchester Airport^[11]

Service:
Monday-Saturday:
Every 60 mins
Extra express journeys from First TransPennine Express

Bolton - Hazel Grove^[11]

Service:
Daily: Every 60 mins

Manchester Victoria - Blackburn and Clitheroe^[12]

Service:
Monday-Saturday:
Every 60 mins
Extra journeys between Blackburn and Manchester
Sunday:
Every 60 mins
Extra journeys between Clitheroe and Preston

Route 13

Route 14

Route 15

Route 16

Preston - Blackpool North^[13]

Service:
Monday-Saturday:
2 journeys per hour
Extra journeys from First TransPennine Express
Sunday:
3 journeys per hour
Extra journeys from TransPennine Express

Preston - Blackpool South^[13]

Service:
Daily: Every 60 mins

Manchester Victoria - Kirkby via Wigan Wallgate^[14]

Manchester Victoria
Salford Central
Salford Crescent
Swinton (Manchester)
Moorside
Walkden
Atherton
Hag Fold
Daisy Hill
Hindley
Ince (Wigan)
Wigan Wallgate
Pemberton
Orrell
Upholland
Rainford
Kirkby connections for Merseyrail service to Liverpool Central

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime: Every 60 mins

Manchester Victoria - Southport via Wigan Wallgate^[14]

then:

or:

then:

Hindley
Wigan Wallgate
Gathurst
Appley Bridge
Parbold
Hoscar
Burscough Bridge
New Lane
Bescar Lane
Meols Cop
Southport connections for Merseyrail service to Liverpool Central

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
60 mins (Southport-Manchester via Wigan and Atherton);
2 per hour (Wigan-Manchester via Bolton);
2 per hour (Wigan-Manchester via Atherton)
Monday-Saturday evenings: Every 60 mins (Wigan-Manchester via Atherton)
Sunday daytime: Every 60 mins (Wigan-Manchester via Atherton)

Manchester Airport - Southport via Wigan Wallgate^[14]

Manchester Airport
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Oxford Road
Deansgate Deansgate-Castlefield
Salford Crescent
Bolton
Westhoughton
Hindley
Wigan Wallgate
Gathurst
Appley Bridge
Parbold
Hoscar
Burscough Bridge
New Lane
Bescar Lane
Meols Cop
Southport connections for Merseyrail service to Liverpool Central

Service:
Monday-Saturday: Every 60 mins
Sunday: Every 60 mins (Southport-Manchester Piccadilly)

Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge via Earlestown^[15]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Liverpool-Stalybridge (some run to/from Huddersfield))
Extra afternoon journeys between Liverpool and Manchester Monday-Saturday evenings: Every 60 mins (Liverpool-Manchester)
Sunday daytime: 3 journeys

Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Airport^[15]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime: Every 60 mins
Sunday: Every 60 mins

Liverpool Lime Street - Warrington Bank Quay via Earlestown^[15]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime: Every 60 mins

Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Oxford Road and Warrington Central^[16]

Liverpool Lime Street
Edge Hill hourly
Mossley Hill
West Allerton
Liverpool South Parkway connecting service to Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Hunts Cross hourly
Halewood hourly
Hough Green
Widnes
Sankey for Penketh hourly
Warrington Central
Padgate hourly
Birchwood
Glazebrook two-hourly
Irlam
Flixton hourly
Chassen Road two-hourly
Urmston
Humphrey Park two-hourly
Trafford Park two-hourly
Deansgate Deansgate-Castlefield
Manchester Oxford Road (Connections for Manchester Piccadilly

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 30 mins
Extra express journeys from First TransPennine Express and East Midlands Trains
Evenings and Sundays:
Every 60 mins
Extra express journeys from First TransPennine Express and East Midlands Trains

Route 17

Route 18

Route 19

Route 20

Manchester Piccadilly - Chester via Altrincham^[17]

Service:
Monday-Saturday:
Every 60 mins
2 per hour (Stockport-Chester at peak times) Sunday: Every 120 mins, most services extended beyond Manchester to/from Wigan Wallgate and Southport

Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe via Stockport^[18]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Manchester-Crewe)
2 per hour (Manchester-Alderley Edge)
Extra express journeys from Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry and Virgin Trains
Evenings and Sundays:
60 mins
Extra express journeys from Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry and Virgin Trains

Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe via Manchester Airport^[18]

Service:
Monday-Saturday: Every 60 mins
Monday-Saturday evenings: Every 60 mins (Manchester-Alderley Edge)
Sunday: Every 120 mins (Manchester-Alderley Edge)

Manchester Piccadilly - Stoke-on-Trent via Macclesfield^[19]

Service:
Monday-Saturday:
Every 60 mins
Extra express journeys between Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield and Stoke from CrossCountry and Virgin Trains
Sunday: 3 journeys
Extra express journeys between Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield and Stoke from CrossCountry and Virgin Trains

Manchester - Hazel Grove and Buxton^[20]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins

Route 21

Route 22

Route 23

Route 24

Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Airport^[21]

Service:
Monday-Saturday:
2 journeys per hour
Extra journeys from First TransPennine Express
Sunday: Every 60 mins

Manchester - New Mills Central^[22]

Manchester Piccadilly
Ardwick limited services
Ashburys some
Belle Vue some
Ryder Brow some
Reddish North
Brinnington
Bredbury some
Romiley
Marple
Strines every two hours
New Mills Central

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
2 journeys per hour (some continue to Sheffield)
Monday-Saturday evenings: Every 60 mins
Sunday daytime: Every 60-120 mins
Sunday evening: 2 journeys

Manchester - Rose Hill Marple^[22]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
2 journeys per hour (one express journey)
Monday-Saturday evenings: 1 journey

Manchester - Sheffield (The Hope Valley Lane)^[23]

Manchester Piccadilly

then:

Ashburys limited services
Belle Vue limtied services
Ryder Brow limited services
Reddish North
Brinnington
Bredbury
Romiley
Marple
Strines
New Mills Central

or:

then:

Service:
Monday-Friday daytime: Every 120 mins
Saturday daytime: Every 60 mins
Sunday daytime: Every 60-120 mins
Evenings: 1 journey

Manchester - Hadfield^[24]

Manchester Piccadilly
Ashburys
Gorton (limited services on Monday to Saturday and half-hourly Sundays)
Guide Bridge
Flowery Field
Newton for Hyde
Godley
Hattersley
Broadbottom
Dinting
Glossop
Hadfield
A number of services start or terminate at Glossop

Some journeys call at Hadfield before Glossop
Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 30 mins
3 per hour (rush hour) Monday-Saturday evenings: 60 mins
Sunday daytime: 30 mins
Sunday evening: 3 journeys

Route 25

Route 26

Route 27

Route 28

Manchester Victoria - Stalybridge and Huddersfield^[25]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Manchester-Huddersfield)
2 per hour (Manchester-Stalybridge)
Extra express journeys between Manchester Piccadilly, Stalybridge and Huddersfield from First TransPennine Express
Monday-Saturday evenings:
Every 60 mins (Manchester-Huddersfield)
Extra express journeys between Manchester Piccadilly, Stalybridge and Huddersfield from First TransPennine Express
Sunday:
Every 60 mins (Manchester-Huddersfield)
Extra evening journey between Marsden and Huddersfield (running to/from Leeds)
Extra express journeys between Manchester Piccadilly, Stalybridge and Huddersfield from First TransPennine Express

Manchester Victoria - Rochdale and Littleborough via Castleton^[26]

continues to Leeds via Bradford or Dewsbury
Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Manchester-Littleborough - all stops)
Every 60 mins (Manchester-Littleborough - express)
Every 30 mins (Manchester-Rochdale - all stops)
4 journeys per hour (Manchester-Rochdale)
Monday-Saturday evenings:
Every 60 mins (Manchester-Littleborough)
2 journeys per hour (Manchester-Rochdale)
Sunday: Every 60 mins

Blackpool North and Preston - Hazel Grove^[27]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (Preston-Hazel Grove)
Extra journeys to/from Blackpool North
Extra journeys between Blackpool and Manchester from First TransPennine Express
Evenings and Sundays: No service to Piccadilly - Journeys provided by First TransPennine Express to Piccadilly or Northern Rail to Victoria

Blackpool North and Preston - Manchester Victoria^[27]

Service:
Daily: Every 60 mins

Hull - Scarborough (Summer only)^[28]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 120 mins (Hull-Scarborough)
Every 30 mins (Hull-Bridlington)
Monday-Saturday evenings:
1 journey (Hull-Scarborough)
3 journeys (Hull-Bridlington)
5 journeys (Hull-Beverley)
Sunday daytime: Every 120 mins (Hull-Scarborough)
Every 60 mins (Hull-Bridlington)
Sunday evenings: 1 journey (Hull-Bridlington)
2 journeys (Hull-Beverley)

Route 29

Route 30

Route 31

Route 32

Route 33

York - Leeds via Harrogate^[29]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins (York-Leeds)
Every 30 mins (Knaresborough-Leeds)
Monday-Saturday evenings: Every 60 mins (York-Leeds)
Sunday: Every 60-120 mins (York-Leeds)

Hull - Doncaster and Sheffield via Goole ^[30]

Scarborough some
Bridlington some
Beverley some
Hull
Hessle some
Ferriby some
Brough
Broomfleet some
Gilberdyke some
Saltmarshe some
Goole
Thorne North some
Hatfield & Stainforth some
Kirk Sandall some
Doncaster
Conisbrough some
Mexborough some
Swinton some
Rotherham Central some
Meadowhall
Sheffield

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 120 mins (Scarborough-Sheffield
Every 60 mins (Bridlington-Sheffield)
2 journeys per hour (Hull-Sheffield)
Extra journeys between Hull and Doncaster from Hull Trains
Sunday daytime: Every 120 mins (Scarborough-Sheffield)
Every 60 mins (Bridlington-Sheffield)
Every 120 mins (Goole-Sheffield)
Evenings: 1 journey (Bridlington-Sheffield)
2 journeys (Hull-Sheffield)

Hull - Doncaster and Sheffield via Selby ^[30]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
1 journey per day
Extra journeys between Hull and Doncaster from Hull Trains

Barton-on-Humber - Cleethorpes^[31]

Barton-on-Humber connecting bus service to Hull Paragon Interchange
Barrow Haven
New Holland
Goxhill
Thornton Abbey
Ulceby
Habrough
Stallingborough
Healing
Great Coates
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Docks
New Clee request stop
Cleethorpes

Service:
Monday-Saturday: Every 120 mins
Sunday: 4 journeys

Sheffield - Lincoln^[32]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins
Extra journeys between Gainsborough and Lincoln from East Midlands Trains
Monday-Saturday evenings:
1 journey (Sheffield-Lincoln)
Every 120 mins (Sheffield-Retford)
Every 60 mins (Sheffield-Worksop)
Sunday: 4 journeys (Sheffield-Lincoln)
6 journeys (Sheffield-Retford)

Sheffield - Cleethorpes (Saturdays only)^[32]

Service:
Saturday daytime: 3 journeys

Nottingham - Sheffield and Leeds^[33]

Service:
Monday-Saturday daytime:
Every 60 mins
Extra journeys between Nottingham and Sheffield from East Midlands Trains (approximately every 30 mins combined)
Monday-Saturday evenings: 1 journey (Nottingham-Leeds)
3 journeys (Nottingham-Sheffield (one weekday journey runs via Derby))
Extra journeys between Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds from East Midlands Trains
Sunday daytime:
Every 60 mins
Extra journeys between Nottingham and Sheffield from East Midlands Trains (approximately every 30 mins combined)
Sunday evenings:
2 journeys (Nottingham-Leeds)
3 journeys (Nottingham-Sheffield)

West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive routes

Main article: West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive § Routes

Irregular services

Sometimes known as 'parliamentary' or 'ghost' trains, these irregular services are operated solely to avoid going through formal procedures to close a line or route.

Chester to Runcorn

Ellesmere Port-Helsby

Sheffield-York

Stockport to Stalybridge

Chester
Runcorn

Service:
One Saturday journey to Runcorn only. Summer only.

Ellesmere Port
Stanlow & Thornton
Ince & Elton
Helsby
Frodsham one journey
Runcorn East one journey
Warrington Bank Quay two journeys

Service:
Four journeys to and from Ellesmere Port, with two journeys extending to Warrington (one on Saturdays). No services on Sundays^[15]

Service:
Two journeys per day^[34]

Stockport
Reddish South request
Denton request
Guide Bridge
Stalybridge

Service:
One Friday journey towards Stalybridge only^[35]

References

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