Ormskirk railway station 3.65

Ormskirk railway station in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, is an interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern services from Preston on the Ormskirk branch line, 12+3/4mi northeast of Liverpool. The station building and three arch road bridge are both Grade II listed structures.HistoryThe station was built by the East Lancashire Railway's Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Junction section, and opened on 2 April 1849. From 13 May 1859, the station was owned by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. From 1 January 1923 the station was owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. British Railways nationalised all railways on 1 January 1948 and the station became part of the London Midland Region.A branch line to via was opened by the ELR in March 1858 shortly before it was absorbed by the L&YR – this left the main line to Preston just to the north of the station. The line from Liverpool was subsequently electrified in 1913, with the suburban EMUs using a bay platform at the southern end of the station to keep them clear of the busy main line to Preston, which was used as the L&Y's principle route to East Lancashire, the Fylde, Cumbria and Scotland.