Orrell railway station

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Orrell National Rail
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Orrell railway station in 2015
Location
Place Orrell
Local authority Wigan
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Grid reference SD531039
Operations
Station code ORR
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  48,114
2005/06 Increase 65,703
2006/07 Decrease 64,974
2007/08 Increase 74,161
2008/09 Increase 86,606
2009/10 Increase 94,428
2010/11 Increase 101,358
2011/12 Increase 111,958
2012/13 Increase 116,540
2013/14 Decrease 112,236
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Greater Manchester
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* 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.
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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 Wigan to Kirkby branch line.

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

Service

There is an hourly service Monday to Saturday daytimes eastbound direct to Wigan Wallgate and Bolton westbound to Kirkby for connection to Liverpool Central.

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

External links

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


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