Ormskirk railway station
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Ormskirk railway station in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, is a cross-platform interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern Trains services from Preston on the Ormskirk
A view of the Merseyrail end of the platform.
Merseyrail electric and Northern diesel trains wait at the same platform. The trains are separated by buffer stops
Ormskirk railway station on a postcard dated 1915. The station's layout today is much reduced.
A view of the station in 1973, before a passing loop was removed.
Kirkby railway station
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Kirkby railway station serves the town of Kirkby, Merseyside, England. It is located 7.5 miles north-east of Liverpool Central and is on the Headbolt Lane branch of Merseyrail's Northern Line. Until 2
Ormskirk railway station
…from an electric train to diesel train walk a dozen yards or so along the same platform to move between trains. Until 2023, a similar layout existed at Kirkby station. Prior to the Beeching Report of 1963 and the subsequent restructuring of the rail network, there were two main through platforms. The electric Liverpool…
A Class 508 unit occupies the platform
A 1908 Railway Clearing House junction diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Kirkby (lower right)
View of the former layout, where buffer stops separated the electrified Merseyrail track from the diesel line to Wigan beyond the bridge.
An overall view of the Merseyrail platform.