This train station serves Ashton-under-Lyne, a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester. It lies on the Huddersfield Line, the railway connecting Manchester to West Yorkshire. Services calling here include trains from Manchester Victoria to Huddersfield.
The station has two platform and fairly basic facilities such as a ticket office and waiting room.
Ashton-under-Lyne Train Station is situated on Turner Lane at the northern end of the town centre (postcode OL6 6JP). There’s a small car park at the main entrance. Parking is free for rail users.
Ashton-under-Lyne Metrolink Station is just up the road. There’s no car park here but there are large, free park-and-ride facilities at Ashton Moss and Ashton West.
Ashton Bus Station is also nearby. Buses leave here for destinations such as Chadderton, Failsworth, Glossop, Middleton, Oldham, Rochdale, and Stockport.
Other places within walking distance of the train station include Ashton Retail Park, IKEA, the Ladysmith Shopping Centre, and the Arcades Shopping Centre.