Mossley railway station

Mossley National Rail
Location
Place Mossley
Local authority Tameside
Grid reference SD973020
Operations
Station code MSL
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Decrease 0.303 million
2013/14 Increase 0.318 million
2014/15 Decrease 0.293 million
2015/16 Increase 0.306 million
2016/17 Increase 0.322 million
History
Key dates Opened 1 August 1849[1] (1 August 1849[2])
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mossley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Mossley railway station serves the town of Mossley, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the Huddersfield Line 9.9 miles (16 km) north-east of Manchester Victoria and is 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.[3]

Disabled access to the station is limited, with wheelchair provision only being made for the Huddersfield to Manchester platform.[4][5] 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.

Services

Mossley is served by an hourly Northern service from Manchester Victoria to Huddersfield throughout the week, including Sundays, with some additional services during weekday peak hours.[6] A few services are extended to/from Leeds eastbound and to Wigan Wallgate or Southport westbound.

The more frequent TransPennine Express service, from Manchester Piccadilly, passes through Mossley without stopping. From the May 2018 timetable change however, TPE will become the main operator serving the station. They will be providing an hourly express service (including Sundays) to Huddersfield, Leeds & Hull eastbound and to Stalybridge & Manchester Piccadilly westbound. Northern will henceforth only provide a limited weekday peak hour service to Manchester Victoria and Huddersfield.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/features/micklehurst_loop/index.shtml
  2. ↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/features/micklehurst_loop/index.shtml
  3. ↑ Mossley (Manchester) station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  4. ↑ "Stations in line for posh new look". Tameside Advertiser. Manchester: Guardian Media Group. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Full steam ahead for Mossley station group". Tameside Advertiser. Manchester: Trinity Mirror plc. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Table 39 National Rail timetable, May 2017
  7. ↑ North Route Timetables - Major changes from 20 May 2018 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.

 

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

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

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