Orrell

CRS Code	ORR
Collected date	15/09/16

On the edge of Wigan, Orrell station hides in a cutting on the branch line to Kirkby where Merseyrail takes over. The entrance is via this small alleyway:

At the end of the approach path there is a ramp which leads down to a footbridge:

A view of the footbridge from near the entrance to the station:

On the footbridge, looking east at the road bridge:

Looking west along the line:

The far end of the footbridge leads on to platform 2, for trains westwards towards Kirkby:

A shelter on platform 2 surrounded with overgrowth:

Looking east under the road bridge from the end of platform 2:

On platform 2 next to the steps down from the footbridge:

A view from further down platform 2 of the footbridge:

The steps opposite on platform 1 are in slightly better condition:

The shelter on platform 1:

The other end of platform 1 is overgrown:

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