Old Roan railway station
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Old Roan | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Aintree | ||
Local authority | Sefton | ||
Operations | |||
Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Annual Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 ** | 0.261 million | ||
Passenger Transport Executive | |||
PTE | Merseytravel | ||
Zone | C | ||
History | |||
2002 | Refurbished | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Old Roan (source) | |||
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Old Roan railway station is a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England, about seven miles north-east of Liverpool, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network.
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[edit] Location
The station is located on Ormskirk Road, with the southbound platform accessible from Ormskirk Road and the northbound platform under the railway bridge on Copy Lane (which is actually in Netherton). Interchange with local bus services is available on both Ormskirk Road, Copy Lane and from the stations new bus depot. Old Roan is a more convenient station for much of Aintree Village compared with Aintree.
[edit] History
The station was originally on the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway with services running to Liverpool Exchange and Southport's Southport Lord Street railway station, by means of Cheshire Lines Committee's Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway added in 1884.
After Old Roan the CLC line diverged, and crossing Switch Island and continuing on an embankment toward Southport.
In the late 1970s, the construction of the Merseyrail Loop and Link lines connected Old Roan to the Merseyrail Northern Line.
[edit] Services
Old Roan is served by electric trains between Liverpool Central and Ormskirk. There are trains every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes at other times.
[edit] Facilities
Old Roan station has seen significant improvements made to it over the past 5 years. The station was totally renovated in 2002, a lift installed, and underground subway added to link both platforms. A waiting room has been installed on the Liverpool platform.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Old Roan railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Old Roan railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Aintree | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Maghull | ||
Disused Railways | ||||
Aintree Central | Cheshire Lines Committee SCLER |
Sefton and Maghull |
Merseyrail Northern Line Stations | |
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Hunts Cross – Southport Branch | |
Hunts Cross Liverpool South Parkway Cressington Aigburth St Michaels Brunswick Liverpool Central Moorfields Sandhills Bank Hall Bootle Oriel Road Bootle New Strand Seaforth & Litherland Waterloo Blundellsands & Crosby Hall Road Hightown Formby Freshfield Ainsdale Hillside Birkdale Southport |
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Ormskirk Branch | |
Liverpool Central Moorfields Sandhills Kirkdale Walton Orrell Park Aintree Old Roan Maghull Town Green Aughton Park Ormskirk |
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Kirkby Branch | |
Liverpool Central Moorfields Sandhills Kirkdale Rice Lane Fazakerley Kirkby |