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Old Roan railway station

Railway station on the Ormskirk Branch of the Northern Line in Liverpool, England

Summary

Railway station on the Ormskirk Branch of the Northern Line in Liverpool, England

Field	Value
name	Old Roan
symbol_location	gb
symbol	liverpool
image	Merseyrail Class 507, 507016, Old Roan railway station (geograph 3786839).jpg
caption	Old Roan railway station, from the Liverpool platform
borough	Aintree, Sefton
country	England
coordinates
grid_name	Grid reference
grid_position
manager	Merseyrail
platforms	2
code	ORN
zone	C3
classification	DfT category E
transit_authority	Merseytravel
original	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
postgroup	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
years1
events1	Station opened
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{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2019/20	passengers= 1.185 million}} --
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2020/21	passengers= 0.320 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2021/22	passengers= 0.788 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2022/23	passengers= 0.848 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2023/24	passengers= 0.943 million}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2024/25	passengers= 0.963 million}}
footnotes	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

-- Old Roan railway station is a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England, about seven miles north-east of Liverpool, on the Ormskirk Branch of the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network.

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 station's new bus terminus. Old Roan is a more convenient station for much of Aintree Village compared with Aintree.

History

The station was opened on 17 February 1936 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The line 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 and now services run underground to Moorfields and continue on to Liverpool Central.

Housing development on what had previously been farmland encouraged the London Midland And Scottish Railway, successor to the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to build a station at Old Roan in 1935, it being named after an adjacent public house.

Although the lines on which Old Roan is situated ran parallel to those of the Cheshire Lines Committee's North Liverpool Extension Line, (running from Liverpool Central High Level to Southport Lord Street), there were no platforms on the CLC line, although a junction between the two routes did exist south of the station.

Facilities

The station is staffed, 15 minutes before the first train and 15 minutes after the last train. There is a booking office, payphone, toilet and live departure and arrival screens for passenger information. The station has a secure storage for 20 cycles. The station is fully accessible for wheelchair users with lift access to the platforms and step free access to the car park and booking office.

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 during the evening and on Sundays.

Gallery

Image:Merseyrail Class 507, 507002, Old Roan railway station (geograph 3786852).jpg|A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the station. Image:Old Roan railway station (geograph 3786843).jpg|The station platforms. Image:Looking towards Old Roan railway station.jpg|The station as viewed from the A59 Ormskirk Road. Image:Old Roan railway station.jpg|A view of the entrance from the platform.

References

Butt, R.V.J.. (1995). "The Directory of Railway Stations". Patrick Stephens Ltd.
"Old-roan train station {{!}} timetable {{!}} ticket prices & facilities".
{{NRtimes. May 2023. 83 (Network Rail)

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