Orrell railway station

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.

Not to be confused with Orrell Park railway station.

Orrell
Orrell railway station in 2015
Location
Place	Orrell
Local authority	Wigan
Coordinates	53°31′48″N 2°42′32″W
Grid reference	SD531039
Operations
Station code	ORR
Managed by	Northern Trains
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	97,652
2015/16	84,456
2016/17	90,918
2017/18	90,178
2018/19	92,888
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Transport for Greater Manchester
History
Key dates	Opened 1848 (1848)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Orrell from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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. 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, with no ticket facilities so passengers must buy on the train or in advance. 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

1. Orrell railway station, Greater Manchester Thompson, Nigel Geograph.org; Retrieved 21 December 2016
2. Orrell station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 21 December 2016
3. Table 82 National Rail timetable, December 2019

External links

• Train times and station information for Orrell railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Upholland		Northern Trains Kirkby Branch Line		Pemberton