Orrell railway station

Orrell
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 / 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
2018/19	92,888
2019/20	96,894
2020/21	20,324
2021/22	73,454
2022/23	73,106
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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. ^[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.