Ormskirk train station

You can reach 22 stations directly from Ormskirk on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Aintree, with 125 trains a day.

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Address: Station Approach, Ormskirk, L39 2YN

Direct trains from Ormskirk

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Aintree12512569
Aughton Park12512569
Kirkdale12512569
Liverpool Central12512566
Maghull12512569
Maghull North12512569
Moorfields12512566
Orrell Park12512569
Old Roan12512569
Sandhills12512569
Town Green12512569
Walton12512569
Aigburth12212262
Brunswick12212262
Cressington12212262
Hunts Cross12212262
Liverpool South Parkway12212262
St Michaels12212262
Burscough Junction34340
Croston34340
Preston34340
Rufford34340

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Lines serving Ormskirk

Ormskirk is on the Ormskirk Branch Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

How busy Ormskirk station is

2,297,090 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 257th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 24,090 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Ormskirk and Liverpool Central than any other pair: 756,906 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Changing from 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, Ormskirk loses 6 destinations including Cressington, Aigburth, Brunswick, St Michaels, Hunts Cross, Liverpool South Parkway.

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Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Ormskirk, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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Facilities at Ormskirk station

Ormskirk is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday: 05:35 to 00:27 · Sunday: 08:05 to 00:27

Toilets · Waiting room

Parking at Ormskirk station

Cycle parking: 25 spaces (sheltered, stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 5 August 2025.

Getting to Ormskirk station

Ormskirk station is in West Lancashire, North West, and is run by Merseyrail.

The nearest motorway junction is M58 J3 (Bickerstaffe Interchange), 3.0 miles south-east.

4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

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