Orrell railway station
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as: “ORR”, “Orrell Railway Station”, and “Orrell Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Luke’s Church and Winstanley College.
St Luke’s Church
Church
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Luke's Church is in Lodge Road, Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. St Luke’s Church is situated 440 feet southwest of Orrell railway station.
Winstanley College
College
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winstanley College is a sixth-form college in the Billinge Higher End area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. Winstanley College is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Orrell railway station.
Up Holland High School
School
Up Holland High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Up Holland, Lancashire, England. It is a non-denominational comprehensive school. Up Holland High School is situated 2,200 feet west of Orrell railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pemberton and Winstanley.
Pemberton
Suburb
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pemberton is an area of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Douglas, and east of the M6 motorway. The area is contiguous with Orrell and as a ward has a population of 13,638, increasing to 13,982 at the 2011 Census.
Winstanley
Suburb
Photo: Andy Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winstanley is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, the area had a population of 15,849, reducing at the 2011 census to 11,264. Winstanley is situated 1½ miles southeast of Orrell railway station.
Worsley Mesnes
Suburb
Worsley Mesnes is a suburb of Wigan in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. The ward population at the 2011 census was 11,974. Worsley Mesnes is situated 2½ miles east of Orrell railway station.
Orrell railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Wigan, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.53016° or 53° 31′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.70911° or 2° 42′ 33″ westElevation
308 feet (94 metres)Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“ORR”Open location code
9C5VG7JR+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 30581712OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Orrell railway station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Orrell railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Orrell”
- Dutch: “Station Orrell”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة اوريل”
- French: “gare d’Orrell”
- French: “Orrell”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Far Moor and Higher End.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Orrell and Church Street/Orrell Station (Stop A).
England: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into London, Manchester, Sheffield, and Leeds.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Orrell railway station”. Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.