Ormskirk railway station
The station was built by the East Lancashire Railway's Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Junction section, and opened on 2 April 1849.Local services from Preston, East Lancashire and Blackpool towards Liverpool were either withdrawn or terminated at Ormskirk from October 1969 with the last through trains running on 3 May 1970.Among the refurbishments include a new booking hall, waiting room, toilet facilities, ticket counters and new automatic swinging doors, as well as a remodelled and landscaped path and bicycle route up to the bus interchange.[5] During October & November 2018 the height, width and layout of the platforms were adjusted to prepare for Merseyrail's new fleet of trains which are due to be introduced from 2020.[9] Merseytravel's 2014 Liverpool City Region Long Term Rail Strategy does not back plans for an Ormskirk to Skelmersdale route (instead proposing that the link be provided from the Kirkby to Wigan Wallgate line), but it suggests that a new bi-level interchange at Burscough Bridge could be built, to provide improved interchange facilities between the Ormskirk branch and the Wigan to Southport line, in addition to reopening the curves and extending electrification through to Preston and Southport.The aim is to have Preston one of the terminals of the Northern Line, with Burscough Junction, Rufford and Croston stations brought onto the Merseyrail network.
OrmskirkWest LancashireGrid referenceMerseyrailMerseytravelDfT categoryLiverpool, Ormskirk and Preston RailwayLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayOffice of Rail and RoadLancashirecross-platform interchangeLiverpool CentralNorthern TrainsPrestonOrmskirk branch lineGrade II listedEast Lancashire RailwayLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailwaysLondon Midland RegionRainford JunctionSkelmersdaleelectrifiedthe FyldeCumbriaScotlandLiverpool ExchangeNorthern LinebufferKirkby stationBeeching Reportpassing loopRuffordBurscough CurvesSkelmersdale BranchKirkbyBurscough BridgeBurscough JunctionCrostonNorthern RailClass 150Listed buildings in OrmskirkButt, R. V. J.SparkfordNational RailAughton ParkTown GreenWesthead HaltHunts CrossLiverpool South ParkwayCressingtonAigburthSt MichaelsBrunswickLiverpool BalticMoorfieldsVauxhallSandhillsBank HallBootle Oriel RoadBootle New StrandSeaforth & LitherlandWaterlooBlundellsands & CrosbyHall RoadHightownFormbyFreshfieldAinsdaleHillsideBirkdaleSouthportKirkdaleWaltonOrrell ParkAintreeOld RoanMaghullMaghull NorthRice LaneFazakerleyHeadbolt LaneRainfordWest Coast Main LineEuxton Balshaw LaneLeylandLancasterKirkby branch lineUphollandManchester–Southport lineAppley BridgeParboldHoscarNew LaneBescar LaneMerseyrail Northern lineBlackpool branch linesSalwickKirkham and WeshamPoulton-le-FyldeLaytonBlackpool NorthMoss SideLythamAnsdell and FairhavenSt Annes-on-the-SeaSquires GateBlackpool Pleasure BeachBlackpool SouthManchester–Preston lineAdlingtonChorleyBuckshaw ParkwayRibble Valley lineEntwistleDarwenBlackburnRamsgreave and WilpshireLanghoWhalleyClitheroeEast Lancashire lineLostock HallBamber BridgePleasington