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Region:
North West
County or Unitary Auth.:
Lancashire
District or Unitary Auth.:
Preston
Managed by:
Virgin Trains (West Coast)
Postcode:
PR1 8AP

Preston Railway Station

Scheduled Departures

Dep

Plat

Originating From

Destination

Tuesday, 31st March

00:58

Manchester Airport

Blackpool North

Northern

	Arr	Dep

Manchester Airport

23:46

Preston	00:56	00:58
Kirkham & Wesham	01:06	01:07
Poulton-Le-Fylde	01:15	01:15
Layton (Lancs)	01:19	01:19
Blackpool North	01:23

Service:

Express Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations possible from any station (white diamond symbol)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Electric Multiple Unit

Speed:

90 mph

05:18

Preston

Corkickle

Northern

	Arr	Dep

Preston		05:18
Lancaster	05:38	05:39
Carnforth	05:49	05:50
Silverdale	05:55	05:55
Arnside	06:00	06:00
Grange-Over-Sands	06:05	06:06
Kents Bank	06:09	06:09
Cark & Cartmel	06:13	06:13
Ulverston	06:21	06:22
Dalton	06:30	06:30
Roose	06:36	06:36
Barrow-In-Furness	06:43	06:51
Askam	07:01	07:01
Kirkby-In-Furness	07:06	07:06
Foxfield	07:10	07:11
Green Road	07:15	07:15
Millom	07:19	07:20
Silecroft	07:25	07:25
Bootle (Cumbria)	07:32	07:32
Ravenglass For Eskdale	07:38	07:39
Drigg	07:42	07:43
Seascale	07:47	07:47
Sellafield	07:50	07:52
Braystones	07:56	07:56
Nethertown	07:59	07:59
St Bees	08:04	08:05
Corkickle	08:10

Service:

Ordinary Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations possible from any station (white diamond symbol)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Diesel Mechanical Multiple Unit

Speed:

75 mph

05:21

Preston

Colne

Northern

	Arr	Dep

Preston		05:21
Lostock Hall	05:27	05:27
Bamber Bridge	05:30	05:31
Pleasington	05:38	05:38
Cherry Tree	05:41	05:42
Mill Hill (Lancashire)	05:44	05:44
Blackburn	05:48	05:49
Rishton	05:54	05:55
Church & Oswaldtwistle	05:58	05:58
Accrington	06:01	06:01
Huncoat	06:06	06:06
Hapton	06:09	06:09
Rose Grove	06:12	06:12
Burnley Barracks	06:16	06:16
Burnley Central	06:19	06:19
Brierfield	06:24	06:24
Nelson	06:27	06:27
Colne	06:33

Service:

Ordinary Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations possible from any station (white diamond symbol)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Diesel Mechanical Multiple Unit

Speed:

75 mph

05:25

Blackpool North

Manchester Airport

Northern

	Arr	Dep

Blackpool North

04:59

Preston	05:23	05:25
Leyland	05:30	05:30
Buckshaw Parkway	05:33	05:33
Chorley	05:37	05:37
Horwich Parkway	05:45	05:46
Lostock	05:49	05:49
Bolton	05:53	05:54
Salford Crescent	06:05	06:05
Deansgate	06:09	06:09
Manchester Oxford Road	06:11	06:13
Manchester Piccadilly	06:15	06:17
Heald Green	06:27	06:27
Manchester Airport	06:31

Service:

Express Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations possible from any station (white diamond symbol)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Electric Multiple Unit

Speed:

90 mph

05:33

Lancaster

London Euston

Avanti West Coast

	Arr	Dep

Lancaster

05:13

Preston	05:30	05:33
Wigan North Western	05:44	05:46
Warrington Bank Quay	05:55	05:57
Lichfield Trent Valley	06:39	06:41
Tamworth	06:46	06:48
Milton Keynes Central	07:24	07:25
London Euston	08:00

Service:

Express Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations Compulsory (R symbol in white box)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Electric Multiple Unit

Speed:

125 mph

05:36

Manchester Piccadilly

Glasgow Central

First TransPennine Express

	Arr	Dep

Manchester Piccadilly

04:57

Preston	05:31	05:36
Lancaster	05:51	05:52
Oxenholme Lake District	06:05	06:06
Penrith North Lakes	06:30	06:31
Carlisle	06:47	06:50
Lockerbie	07:08	07:09
Carstairs	07:42	07:45
Motherwell	08:00	08:01
Glasgow Central	08:22

Service:

Express Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations Compulsory (R symbol in white box)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Electric Multiple Unit

Speed:

125 mph

Scheduled Arrivals

Arr

Plat

Originating From

Destination

Tuesday, 31st March

00:56

Manchester Airport

Blackpool North

Northern

	Arr	Dep

Manchester Airport		23:46
Heald Green	23:49	23:49
Gatley	23:52	23:52
East Didsbury	23:55	23:55
Burnage	23:57	23:57
Mauldeth Road	23:59	23:59
Manchester Piccadilly	00:07	00:09
Bolton	00:22	00:24
Lostock	00:28	00:28
Horwich Parkway	00:31	00:32
Chorley	00:39	00:39
Buckshaw Parkway	00:42	00:43
Leyland	00:48	00:48
Preston	00:56	00:58

Blackpool North

01:23

Service:

Express Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations possible from any station (white diamond symbol)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Electric Multiple Unit

Speed:

90 mph

01:49

Liverpool Lime Street

Preston

Northern

	Arr	Dep

Liverpool Lime Street		23:15
Edge Hill	23:21	23:21
Wavertree Technology Park	23:31	23:31
Broad Green	23:41	23:41
Roby	23:48	23:48
Huyton	23:52	23:52
Prescot	00:02	00:02
Eccleston Park	00:08	00:08
Thatto Heath	00:18	00:18
St Helens Central	00:28	00:28
Garswood	00:48	00:48
Bryn	00:55	00:55
Wigan North Western	01:08	01:08
Leyland	01:34	01:34
Preston	01:49

Service:

Bus - Replacement due to engineering work

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

None

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Speed:

mph

04:15

Inverness

London Euston

Caledonian Sleeper

	Arr	Dep

Inverness		20:45
Preston	04:15	00:00

London Euston

08:00

Service:

Sleeper (Domestic)

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations Compulsory (R symbol in white box)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Diesel

Speed:

125 mph

Sleepers:

First & Standard Class

05:23

Blackpool North

Manchester Airport

Northern

	Arr	Dep

Blackpool North		04:59
Poulton-Le-Fylde	05:04	05:05
Kirkham & Wesham	05:13	05:13
Preston	05:23	05:25

Manchester Airport

06:31

Service:

Express Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations possible from any station (white diamond symbol)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Electric Multiple Unit

Speed:

90 mph

05:30

Lancaster

London Euston

Avanti West Coast

	Arr	Dep

Lancaster		05:13
Preston	05:30	05:33

London Euston

08:00

Service:

Express Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations Compulsory (R symbol in white box)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Electric Multiple Unit

Speed:

125 mph

05:31

Manchester Piccadilly

Glasgow Central

First TransPennine Express

	Arr	Dep

Manchester Piccadilly		04:57
Preston	05:31	05:36

Glasgow Central

08:22

Service:

Express Passenger

Class:

First & Standard seats

Reservations:

Seat Reservations Compulsory (R symbol in white box)

Catering:

None

Power Type:

Electric Multiple Unit

Speed:

125 mph

CAUTION: Data is updated daily (though may not reflect recent unplanned events such as weather or otherwise). Live train times can be found on our Stationboard pages. Train schedules data courtesy of Network Rail.
Last updated: 2026-03-28 00:03:05.

Network Rail Timetables

(NRT MAY 2024 EDITION)

Source

Timetable 037

Leeds to Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Burnley, Blackburn, Preston, Blackpool, Rochdale, Manchester and Chester

Timetable 050

Scotland, the North East, North West, Birmingham, the South Coast and South West

Timetable 065

London to Crewe, N Wales, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, Carlisle, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Timetable 083

Liverpool to Kirkby, Headbolt Lane, Wigan, Ormskirk and Preston

Timetable 084

Liverpool to Huyton, St Helens, Wigan, Preston and Blackpool

Timetable 100

Manchester, Liverpool, London, Birmingham and Preston to Lancaster, Barrow, Windermere, Carlisle and Scotland

Timetable 102

Manchester and Bolton to Preston and Blackpool

Timetable 105

Blackpool and Preston to Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Rochdale, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds, York and Colne

Timetable 107

Barrow-in-Furness to Millom, Whitehaven, Workington, Maryport and Carlisle

Timetable 220

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Region:
North West
County or Unitary Auth.:
Lancashire
District or Unitary Auth.:
Preston
Managed by:
Virgin Trains (West Coast)
Postcode:
PR1 8AP

Preston Railway Station

Network Rail Timetables

Leeds to Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Burnley, Blackburn, Preston, Blackpool, Rochdale, Manchester and Chester

Scotland, the North East, North West, Birmingham, the South Coast and South West

London to Crewe, N Wales, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, Carlisle, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Liverpool to Kirkby, Headbolt Lane, Wigan, Ormskirk and Preston

Liverpool to Huyton, St Helens, Wigan, Preston and Blackpool

Manchester, Liverpool, London, Birmingham and Preston to Lancaster, Barrow, Windermere, Carlisle and Scotland

Manchester and Bolton to Preston and Blackpool

Blackpool and Preston to Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Rochdale, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds, York and Colne

Barrow-in-Furness to Millom, Whitehaven, Workington, Maryport and Carlisle

London to Scotland Caledonian Sleeper services

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Region: North WestCounty or Unitary Auth.: LancashireDistrict or Unitary Auth.: PrestonManaged by: Virgin Trains (West Coast)Postcode: PR1 8AP

Preston Railway Station

Network Rail Timetables

Leeds to Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Burnley, Blackburn, Preston, Blackpool, Rochdale, Manchester and Chester

Scotland, the North East, North West, Birmingham, the South Coast and South West

London to Crewe, N Wales, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, Carlisle, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Liverpool to Kirkby, Headbolt Lane, Wigan, Ormskirk and Preston

Liverpool to Huyton, St Helens, Wigan, Preston and Blackpool

Manchester, Liverpool, London, Birmingham and Preston to Lancaster, Barrow, Windermere, Carlisle and Scotland

Manchester and Bolton to Preston and Blackpool

Blackpool and Preston to Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Rochdale, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds, York and Colne

Barrow-in-Furness to Millom, Whitehaven, Workington, Maryport and Carlisle

London to Scotland Caledonian Sleeper services

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Region:
North West
County or Unitary Auth.:
Lancashire
District or Unitary Auth.:
Preston
Managed by:
Virgin Trains (West Coast)
Postcode:
PR1 8AP