Orrell railway station

Not to be confused withOrrell Park railway station.

Orrell
Orrell railway station in 2015
General information
Location	Orrell,Wigan England
Coordinates	53°31′48″N2°42′32″W
Grid reference	SD531039
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Transport for Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ORR
Classification	DfT categoryF1
History
Opened	1848
Passengers
2018/19	92,888
2019/20	96,894
2020/21	20,324
2021/22	73,454
2022/23	73,106
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Orrell railway stationserves theOrrellarea of theMetropolitan Borough of Wigan,Greater Manchester,England. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on theKirkby branch linefromWigan.

From Orrell, trains provide services toManchester,passing throughWigan's Wallgatestation. On the opposite platform, trains served byNorthern Trainsuse the Tontine Tunnel onwards towards theHeadbolt Laneterminus of this branch line.

The majority of passengers at Orrell use services toWigantown 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 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.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.

Services

All services at Orrell are operated byNorthern Trains.

The station is served by one train per hour betweenHeadbolt LaneandBlackburnviaWigan WallgateandManchester Victoria.Connections forMerseyrailservices to and fromLiverpool Centralcan be made by changing at Headbolt Lane.

No services call at the station during late evenings or on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Upholland		Northern Trains Kirkby Branch Line Monday-Saturday only		Pemberton

External links

• Train timesandstation informationfor Orrell railway station fromNational Rail