Old Roan railway station
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| Old Roan railway station, from the Liverpool platform | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Aintree | ||
| Local authority | Sefton | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | ORN | ||
| Managed by | Merseyrail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.261 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Merseytravel | ||
| Zone | C3 | ||
| History | |||
| 2002 | Refurbished | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Old Roan from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Old Roan railway station is a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England, about seven miles north-east of Liverpool, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network.
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[edit] Location
The station is located on Ormskirk Road, with the southbound platform accessible from Ormskirk Road and the northbound platform under the railway bridge on Copy Lane (which is actually in Netherton). Interchange with local bus services is available on both Ormskirk Road, Copy Lane and from the stations new bus depot. Old Roan is a more convenient station for much of Aintree Village compared with Aintree.
[edit] History
The station was originally part of the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway, until the railway was later absorbed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Services ran from Ormskirk to Liverpool Exchange (The latter station closed in 1977 & now services are diverted underground to Moorfields & continue on to Liverpool Central.
Although the lines on which Old Roan are situated were then in close proximity to those of the Cheshire Lines Committee's North Liverpool Extension Line, (running from Liverpool Central High Level to Southport Lord Street), Old Roan was always part of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway network & was not connected to the CLC in any way.
[edit] Services
Old Roan is served by electric trains between Liverpool Central and Ormskirk. There are trains every 15 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime, and every 30 minutes at other times.
[edit] Facilities
Old Roan station has seen significant improvements made to it over the past 5 years. The station was totally renovated in 2002, a lift installed, and underground subway added to link both platforms. A waiting room has been installed on the Liverpool platform.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Old Roan railway station from National Rail
- Station information from Merseyrail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Aintree | Merseyrail Northern Line |
Maghull | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Aintree Central | Cheshire Lines Committee SCLER |
Sefton and Maghull | ||
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