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Urmston

Updated 23:09:00 ·
Showing 5 trains
Live departures at Urmston on Tuesday 27 October 2026.
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23:1223:11
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Manchester Oxford Road
On time3 stops · 12 min
1
Northern3 coaches90.5% on timetypically +9m
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23:1623:03
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Sheffield
Delayed +13m3 stops · 1h 14m
1
TransPennine Express3 coaches90.5% on timetypically +2m
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23:2423:22
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Liverpool Lime Street
Delayed +2m5 stops · 45 min
2
TransPennine Express3 coaches71.4% on time
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23:41
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Liverpool Lime Street
On time14 stops · 1h 3m
2
Northern3 coaches77.8% on timetypically +4m
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23:59
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Manchester Airport
On time2 stops · 28 min
1
TransPennine Express3 coaches64.7% on timetypically +8m
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Station Information

Urmston is a part-time staffed station served by Northern, TransPennine Express. Allow 5 minutes to change trains here.

2 platformsPartial step-freePart-time staffed

Step-free access to some platforms — check the National Rail step-free guide for full details.

How reliable is this station?

Of the 1954 services that called at Urmston over the last 30 days, 67.8% ran on time, 27.2% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 5% 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?

Urmston 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 Urmston go?

The most common direct destination from Urmston is Warrington Central (around 270+ trains per day), followed by Irlam, Birchwood, 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 Urmston. 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 Urmston

Urmston has partial step-free access (category B) and is part-time staffed. Help points are available on every platform. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance, 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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Address

Urmston station
Flixton Road
Urmston, Greater Manchester
M41 5AW

Facilities

Ticket officeTicket machinesCycle storage (6 spaces)

Ticket office hours

Mon–Fri 06:15–12:45

Sat 07:00–13:30

Sun

Information desk hours

Daily

Daily

Daily

Connections

BusUndergroundTaxi rankReplacement bus

Accessibility

Help pointsStaff assistance

Step-free and accessible travel

Category B StationMobility Scooter friendly station

Services towards Manchester : From Flixton Road, down a ramp (86 paces, average 1:15 slope) or down 20 steps to the left of the ticket office and onto the platform. Services towards Liverpool and Warrington : Level access onto the platform from the car park behind the old station building, or down 25 steps from the Station Road bridge.

To find our more about travelling around this station, please see the 360 map tourmkr.com