List of largest towns in England without a railway station


This is a list of towns in England that do not have any sort of rail service. Services taken into account include National Rail, and tram and metro services such as the Manchester Metrolink or the Tyne and Wear Metro.
TownPopulation Railway station closedNotes
Dudley 79,3791964Work began in January 2020 on a £449 million extension to the West Midlands Metro tram system. It will extend from Wednesbury south west the to Dudley on the formation of the old South Staffordshire line.
Gosport71,5291953
Newcastle-under-Lyme75,0821964
Washington67,0851964The town previously had a station on what is now the mothballed Leamside line. It has been the subject of many reopening proposals, including being an extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.
Waterlooville64,350N/A
Halesowen58,1351958
Leigh52,8551969
West Bridgford45,509N/A
Swadlincote45,0001947A reopening of the line between and would see a station at, south of the town.
Kingswood40,734N/A
Skelmersdale34,4551963Skelmersdale was designated as a 'new town' in 1961, with a focus on people owning cars. However, a proposal is being considered by the Lancashire County Council and is going through a GRIP 3 process.
Canvey38,170N/A
Blyth37,3391964A to reopen the freight-only Blyth and Tyne Railway to passengers has been mooted by SENRUG and Northumberland County Council. If the line does reopen, a station would be built at as the former Blyth Branch is not part of the reopening plans.
Dunstable36,2531965
Coalville34,5751964Proposed for reopening on the line between and.
Abingdon-on-Thames33,1301963
Wisbech31,5731968A 2009 report stated that it was feasible to reopen the Bramley Line to railway station for £12 million, as the line was extant but unused. Since then, little had been done and the cost had risen to an estimated £70 million by 2019.
Rushden29,5011969Proposals have been put forward for Rushden Parkway railway station on the Midland Main Line, to the west of the town.
Willenhall28,4801965The railway station at Willenhall has been proposed for reopening by 2040. It is on a freight/diversionary line between and / railway stations.
Ashington27,6701964A to reopen the freight-only Blyth and Tyne Railway to passengers has been mooted by SENRUG and Northumberland County Council.
Witney27,5221962
Haverhill27,0411967
Aldridge26,9881965The railway station at has been proposed for reopening by 2040. It is on a freight/diversionary line between and railway stations.
Ferndown26,559N/A
Woodley25,932N/A

Smaller towns that are not served by railway stations include Kingswinford in the West Midlands, Daventry in Northamptonshire, Portishead in Somerset, Clevedon in Somerset, Spennymoor in County Durham, Cirencester in Gloucestershire, Guisborough in North Yorkshire, Bideford in Devon and Oswestry in Shropshire., there are plans afoot to reopen the stations at Portishead and Oswestry.