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.
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.jpg) Orrell railway station in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Orrell, Wigan England | ||||
| Coordinates | 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 | |||||
| 2019/20 |  96,894 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  20,324 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 73,454 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 73,106 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 77,698 | ||||
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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 Headbolt Lane 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. [1] 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
editThe 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.[2] 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.[3]
Services
editAll services at Orrell are operated by Northern Trains.
The station is served by one train per hour between Headbolt Lane and Blackburn via Wigan Wallgate and Manchester Victoria. Connections for Merseyrail services to and from Liverpool Central can be made by changing at Headbolt Lane.[4]
No services call at the station during late evenings or on Sundays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Northern Trains Monday-Saturday only | ||||
References
edit- ^ Passenger Flows Orrell railwaydata.co.uk ; Retrieved 18 April 2024
- ^ 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, 105 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
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- Train times and station information for Orrell railway station from National Rail
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