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Orrell Park railway station

Coordinates: 53°27′43″N 2°57′46″W / 53.4620°N 2.9628°W / 53.4620; -2.9628
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Orrell Park
Merseyrail
General information
LocationOrrell Park, Liverpool
England
Coordinates53°27′43″N 2°57′46″W / 53.4620°N 2.9628°W / 53.4620; -2.9628
Grid referenceSJ361965
Managed byMerseyrail
Transit authorityMerseytravel
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeOPK
Fare zoneC1
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
19 November 1906 (1906-11-19)Opened as Orrell Park Halt
after 1948Renamed Orrell Park
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.124 million
2019/20Increase 1.314 million
2020/21Decrease 0.356 million
2021/22Increase 0.813 million
2022/23Increase 1.053 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Orrell Park railway station is a railway station in Orrell Park, Liverpool, England. The station was opened in 1906 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, and was originally named Orrell Park Halt; this was simplified to Orrell Park by British Rail.[1] It is located to the north of the city centre. It also serves the nearby district of Orrell. It is on the Ormskirk branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line.

Orrell Park is the most convenient station for the Walton Vale shopping area.

Facilities

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As with most Merseyrail stations, it has a ticket office that is fully staffed from start of service until after the last train has left (closing shortly after midnight). There is also a ticket machine available. There is a refreshment vending machine provided and waiting shelters on each platform, with train running information provided by automated announcements and digital display screens. The ramps to the platform and the footbridge both have steps, but there is a lift available for disabled passengers.[2]

Services

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Trains operate every 15 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) between Ormskirk and Liverpool Central, and every 30 minutes at other times.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 178. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Orrell Park station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 13 December 2016
  3. ^ Table 83 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Aintree
towards Ormskirk
  Merseyrail
Northern Line
  Walton
towards Liverpool Central