Orrell railway station
Orrell  | |
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 Orrell railway station in 2015 | |
| Location | Orrell, Wigan England |
| Coordinates | 53°31′48″N 2°42′32″W / 53.5301°N 2.7090°WCoordinates: 53°31′48″N 2°42′32″W / 53.5301°N 2.7090°W |
| Grid reference | SD531039 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ORR |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  84,456 |
| 2016/17 |  90,918 |
| 2017/18 | 90,178 |
| 2018/19 | 92,888 |
| 2019/20 | 96,894 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Orrell railway station serves the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on the Kirkby branch line from Wigan.
From Orrell, trains provide services to Manchester, passing through Wigan's Wallgate station. On the opposite platform, trains served by Northern Trains use the Tontine Tunnel onwards towards the Kirkby terminus of this branch line.
The majority of passengers at Orrell use services to Wigan town centre and Manchester. The services to Manchester are significantly busier than those to Kirkby.[citation needed] Usage figures are slightly inflated by the fact that Orrell is the boundary for free Concessionary travel for Manchester residents; pensioners book (free) to Orrell and need only pay from there to areas outside Greater Manchester.
Facilities[]
The station is unstaffed and has a ticket machine that can be found at street level. Shelters, digital information screens and timetable information boards are located on each platform, with a footbridge linking them.[1] No step-free access is available, as the station is situated in a cutting below street level and can only be reached via the stairs from the footbridge.[2]
Service[]
There is an hourly service Monday to Saturday daytimes eastbound direct to Wigan Wallgate and Manchester Victoria (via Walkden) and westbound to Kirkby for connection to Liverpool Central.
There is no late evening service after 20:05 and there is no service on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.[3]
References[]
- ^ Orrell railway station, Greater Manchester Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org; Retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Orrell station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 December 2016
- ^ Table 82 National Rail timetable, December 2019
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orrell railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Orrell railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Upholland | Northern Trains Kirkby Branch Line |
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