Orrell railway station
Orrell railway station in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Orrell, Wigan England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°31′48″N 2°42′32″W / 53.5301°N 2.7090°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD531039 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | ORR | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1848 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 96,894 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 20,324 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 73,454 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 73,106 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 77,698 | ||||
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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 Kirkby branch line from Wigan.
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 Headbolt Lane 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.