Appley Bridge Railway Station

APLYBDG APB | 2396

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Appley Bridge station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in West Lancashire within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 31,886 journeys were made between Appley Bridge and Manchester Piccadilly—that's 25% of all passenger journeys at this station! Previously the most common journey flow was to & from Southport.

Passenger numbers for Appley Bridge peaked during 2015-16 with 247,246 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 17% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 58% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Appley Bridge table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	78,862
1998-99	87,623
1999-00	113,028
2000-01	127,160
2001-02	141,063
2002-03	134,086
2003-04
2004-05	146,150
2005-06	171,572
2006-07	174,175
2007-08	178,291
2008-09	206,156
2009-10	220,060
2010-11	226,086
2011-12	237,396
2012-13	241,314
2013-14	241,738
2014-15	243,034
2015-16	247,246
2016-17	246,606
2017-18	231,150
2018-19	224,338
2019-20	226,782
2020-21	39,006
2021-22	127,662
2022-23	130,716
2023-24	129,034
2024-25