Orrell
Orrell railway station in 2015
General information
Location	Orrell,Wigan England
Coordinates	53°31′48″N2°42′32″W / 53.5301°N 2.7090°W /53.5301; -2.7090
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
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Orrell railway station serves theOrrell area of theMetropolitan Borough of Wigan,Greater Manchester, England. It is a small two-platform commuter hub on theKirkby branch line fromWigan.

From Orrell, trains provide services toManchester, passing throughWigan's Wallgate station. On the opposite platform, trains served byNorthern Trains use the Tontine Tunnel onwards towards theHeadbolt Lane terminus of this branch line.

The majority of passengers at Orrell use services toWigan town centre and Manchester. The services to Manchester are significantly busier than those to Kirkby.^[1] 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.

The station is unstaffed and has a ticket machine that can be found at street level. Shelters, digital information screens and timetable information boards are located on each platform, with a footbridge linking them.^[2] No step-free access is available, as the station is situated in a cutting below street level and can only be reached via the stairs from the footbridge.^[3]

All services at Orrell are operated byNorthern Trains.

The station is served by one train per hour betweenHeadbolt Lane andBlackburn viaWigan Wallgate andManchester Victoria. Connections forMerseyrail services to and fromLiverpool Central can be made by changing at Headbolt Lane.^[4]

No services call at the station during late evenings or on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Upholland		Northern Trains Kirkby Branch Line Monday-Saturday only		Pemberton

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