Moss Side railway station is on the Blackpool South to Preston line, in Lancashire, England. It is located in Moss Side, a hamlet where the B5259 (Lytham to Wrea Green) road crosses the railway at a level crossing. It is managed by Northern, who operate all passenger services that call there.
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General information | |
Location | Moss Side, Fylde England |
Coordinates | 53.7649°N 2.9429°W / 53.7649; -2.9429 |
Grid reference | SD379302 |
Managed by | Northern |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | MOS |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
Key dates | |
16 February 1846 | Opened |
26 June 1961 | Closed |
21 November 1983 | Re-opened[1] |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
When the station opened in 1846, it was at first called Kirkham Road.[2]
In 1961 Moss Side was closed along with Wrea Green station in the neighbouring (larger) village. It was an easy task to reopen the station as (unlike at Wrea Green) the platforms had never been removed after closure. Moss Side station therefore, was reopened in 1983, with the aid of a grant from Lancashire County Council.[3]
The old station signal box was closed in the same year when the crossing over Lytham Road was automated, with the track being singled three years later. All trains now use the old eastbound platform, with the other still intact but overgrown.
Facilities here are basic (just a waiting shelter, timetable information board and bench seats) and it is the only station on the line not to be fitted with a ticket machine to date. The old station house is now privately owned.
Low usage has not led to reductions in service – all trains still call at Moss Side (this may be explained by the need for trains to stop for the automatic barrier crossing). There is an hourly service in each direction all week (including Sundays), westwards to Blackpool South and eastwards to Preston and Colne.[4]
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Following station | ||
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Northern Blackpool South Branch Line | ||||
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Lytham (Station Road) |
Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Lytham Branch Line (until 1874) |
Wrea Green | ||
Lytham (Ballam Road) |
Blackpool and Lytham Railway (after 1874) |
Railway stations in Lancashire | |
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West Coast Main Line | |
Kirkby branch line | |
Manchester–Southport line | |
Merseyrail Northern line | |
Ormskirk branch line | |
Blackpool branch lines | |
Manchester–Preston line | |
Ribble Valley line | |
East Lancashire line |
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Calder Valley line | |
Leeds–Morecambe line | |
Furness line | |
Heritage railways | |
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