Ormskirk is the end of one of the branches of Merseyrail's Northern Line, and also the terminus of the route to Preston.
The front of the station building:
The entrance to the station building:
Under the canopy on the station's one platform:
On the platform looking north at the canopy:
Rather than have two separate platforms, the electrified Merseyrail line and the line to Preston are separated by buffers, so a change involves walking up the platform:
Looking north along the line from the end of the platform:
Looking south along the platform from the same point:
Looking south from near the other end of the platform:
The obligatory sign tells us what Ormskirk is for:
The road bridge which crosses the line gives a good view northwards:
Looking south from the road bridge:
Opposite the working platform is a disused platform from days when there were through services between Liverpool and Preston:
A disused station building faces onto the disused platform:
A little bit of disused platform or something similar under the road bridge:
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