Irlam

Irlam is a station served by Northern, TransPennine Express. Allow 5 minutes to change trains here.

How reliable is this station?

Of the 2005 services that called at Irlam over the last 30 days, 70.9% ran on time, 23.9% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 5.2% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 25% of 12 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.

Which operators run through here?

Irlam is served by Northern and TransPennine Express. Northern runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with TransPennine Express adding the long-distance and regional links.

Where do trains from Irlam go?

The most common direct destination from Irlam is Birchwood (around 280+ trains per day), followed by Warrington Central, Urmston, and Manchester Oxford Road. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.

Current disruption affecting this station

There are no current disruption messages for Irlam. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.

Accessibility at Irlam

Irlam has full step-free access and is unstaffed at most times. Help points are available on every platform. A bus stops are within a short walk and the Underground is connected from the station. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.

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