Ormskirk railway station
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| Place | Ormskirk | ||
| Local authority | West Lancashire | ||
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| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.693 million | ||
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Ormskirk railway station is situated in the town of Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. The town is in the southern part of the West Lancashire district, and has many links with the Merseyside communities to its south. The station is an interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern Rail services from Preston.
The station consists of a single platform. An interesting characteristic is how the electric Merseyrail trains and diesel Northern Rail trains are separated on arrival by a large buffer, so passengers wishing to go from one to another walk a dozen yards or so along the platform to move between trains. (A similar layout exists at Kirkby.) Prior to the restructuring of the railways in the 1960s and 1970s, there were two platforms.
Services to Liverpool Central operate frequently, running every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes at other times. Services to Preston are irregular, with a total of 12 services in each direction Monday-Saturday, and no service on Sundays.
The station has a newsagent in the ticket hall.
The former link between Ormskirk and Southport, known as the Burscough Curves, was closed during the restructuring. The Skelmersdale Branch has also been lost.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Ormskirk railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Ormskirk railway station from Multimap.com
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Aughton Park towards Liverpool Central |
Merseyrail Northern Line |
Terminus | ||
| Burscough Junction | Northern Rail Ormskirk Branch |
Terminus | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| terminus | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Skelmersdale Branch |
Westhead Halt | ||
| 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 | |
