Mossley railway station

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Mossley
National Rail
Mossley Railway Station.jpg
LocationMossley, Tameside
England
Grid referenceSD973020
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMSL
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 August 1849[1]
Passengers
2016/17Increase 0.322 million
2017/18Decrease 0.301 million
2018/19Increase 0.337 million
2019/20Decrease 0.328 million
2020/21Decrease 76,552
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Mossley railway station in Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, is on the Huddersfield Line 9.9 miles (16 km) north-east of Manchester Victoria and managed by Northern.

Facilities[]

The station is a small, two-platform station, with the only on-site services being a ticket office that is staffed during weekday and Saturday mornings/early afternoons (Monday - Friday 06:45 - 14:20, Saturday 07:45 - 15:00). Outside of these times, tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel. There is a waiting room on the southbound platform and a waiting shelter on the northbound side. Train running details are provided by telephone and timetable posters.[2]

Disabled access to the station is limited, with wheelchair provision only being made for the Huddersfield to Manchester platform.[3][4] As the Manchester to Huddersfield platform is accessible through a single staircase, disabled passengers often find it easier to travel on to Huddersfield and then disembark at Mossley on the opposite platform when the train makes its return journey.


The small town's station is more unique than other stations of England. Its walls are decorated with an art piece called "The Northern Lights" made by a former resident. The resident has since moved to a different location.

Services[]

From the May 2018 timetable change, TransPennine Express became the main operator serving the station instead of Northern. TransPennine Express provide an hourly express service (including Sundays) to Huddersfield, Leeds & Hull eastbound and to Stalybridge & Manchester Piccadilly westbound.[5] Passengers wishing to travel to Manchester Victoria and points west must change at Stalybridge.

Gallery[]

  • Steam locomotive 777 Sir Lamiel passes through the station in 1983.

  • A First TransPennine Express Class 185 passes through the station.

  • The station buildings and footbridge.

  • The view from the station footbridge.

References[]

  1. ^ "Brief History of the Huddersfield & Manchester Railway and the Micklehurst Loop". Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ Mossley (Manchester) station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. ^ "Stations in line for posh new look". Tameside Advertiser. Manchester: Guardian Media Group. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Full steam ahead for Mossley station group". Tameside Advertiser. Manchester: Trinity Mirror plc. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. ^ North Route Timetables - Major changes from 20 May 2018 Archived 8 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine TransPennine Express website news article; Retrieved 7 May 2018

Further reading[]

  • "Mossley facelift". RAIL. No. 297. EMAP National Publications. 29 January – 11 February 1997. p. 15. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.

External links[]

 

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Stalybridge   TransPennine Express
North TransPennine 		  Greenfield

Coordinates: 53°30′54″N 2°02′31″W / 53.515°N 2.042°W / 53.515; -2.042

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