Old Roan railway station

Old Roan railway station is a railway station in Aintree village, Merseyside, England, about seven miles north-east of Liverpool, on 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 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 & now services are diverted underground to Moorfields & 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

Old Roan station has seen significant improvements made to it over the past 5 years. The station was totally renovated in 2002, a lift installed, and underground subway added to link both platforms. A waiting room has been installed on the Liverpool platform.

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 at other times.

Gallery

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  A Merseyrail Class 507 waits at the station.

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  The station platforms.

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  The station as viewed from the A59 Ormskirk Road.

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  A view of the entrance from the platform.

External links

• Train times and station information for Old Roan railway station from National Rail

• Station information for Old Roan railway station from Merseyrail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Maghull towards Ormskirk		Merseyrail Northern Line		Aintree towards Liverpool Central
	Disused railways
Aintree Central		Cheshire Lines Committee SCLER		Sefton and Maghull