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Location notes
A small market town in Lancashire.
Railway type and traffic
The line has a 15 minute frequency worked by class 507/508 EMUs.
The station is the end of line from Liverpool. It used to be part of main line from Liverpool to Preston and Scotland. Merseyrail network makes end-on connection with the Ormskirk to Preston branch which is usually worked by class 153 units and runs approx every 90 minutes.
The station is the end of line from Liverpool. It used to be part of main line from Liverpool to Preston and Scotland. Merseyrail network makes end-on connection with the Ormskirk to Preston branch which is usually worked by class 153 units and runs approx every 90 minutes.
Environment
Market day Thursday and Saturday. Can get busy with youths from Skelmersdale on Friday and Saturday nights.
Road directions
From the M58, Junction 3:
Follow the A570 west towards Ormskirk. Station is on the north side of the one-way system.
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Ormskirk map co-ordinates
Follow the A570 west towards Ormskirk. Station is on the north side of the one-way system.
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Ormskirk map co-ordinates
Parking
There are several car parks in the town centre.
Public transport
There is a 15 minute rail service from Liverpool City Center. Bus services every 30 minutes from Southport and Wigan and more frequently from Liverpool and Skelmersdale. Less frequent from St. Helens.
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Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Ormskirk
Streetmap links
Ormskirk general view map
Ormskirk close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Ormskirk
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Ormskirk
Googly map
Ormskirk general view map
Ormskirk close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Ormskirk
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Photographic notes
Photos best in an afternoon from the road bridge outside the station. Due to the deep cutting south of the station shots of trains entering from Liverpool are usually in the shade.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
From the bridge
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
