Orrell railway station

Not to be confused with Orrell Park railway station.

Orrell
Orrell railway station in 1989
Location
Place	Orrell
Local authority	Wigan
Coordinates	53°31′48″N 2°42′32″W / 53.5301°N 2.7090°W / 53.5301; -2.7090Coordinates: 53°31′48″N 2°42′32″W / 53.5301°N 2.7090°W / 53.5301; -2.7090
Operations
Station code	ORR
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	48,114
2005/06 *	65,703
2006/07 *	64,974
2007/08 *	74,161
2008/09 *	86,606
2009/10 *	94,428
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Greater Manchester
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Orrell from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Orrell railway station serves the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on the Wigan to Kirkby branch line.

From Orrell, trains provide services to Manchester, passing through Wigan's Wallgate station. On the opposite platform, trains serviced by Northern Rail 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.

Service

There is an hourly service Monday to Saturday daytimes eastbound direct to Manchester Victoria normally at 47 minutes past each hour until 18:47 hours and westbound to Kirkby for connection to Liverpool Central normally at 59 minutes past each hour until 17:59 hours.

There is a later service for stations to Kirkby at 18:37 (18:41 on a Saturday). Also there is a later service towards Pemberton, and Wigan Wallgate at 19:17.

There is no late evening service and there is no service on a Sunday. A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Pemberton		Northern Rail Kirkby Branch Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Upholland