- Moss Side railway station
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Moss Side 
Location Place Moss Side Local authority Fylde Coordinates 53°45′54″N 2°56′34″W / 53.7649°N 2.9429°WCoordinates: 53°45′54″N 2°56′34″W / 53.7649°N 2.9429°W Operations Station code MOS Managed by Northern Rail Number of platforms 1 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 2,851 2005/06 * 
2,7802006/07 * 2,5452007/08 * 
3,4952008/09 * 3,1422009/10 * 3,096History 16 February 1846 Opened 26 June 1961 Closed 21 November 1983 Re-opened[1] National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Moss Side from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. 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 Rail, who operate all passenger services that call there.
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 village. Moss Side was re-opened in 1983, with the aid of a grant from Lancashire County Council.[3]
Services
There is an hourly service in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays, westwards to Blackpool South and eastwards to Preston and Colne.
There is an hourly Sunday service in each direction between March and early November only. No service during the winter months.
References
- ^ Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—A look back over the years, accessed 17 October 2007
- ^ Martin Ramsbottom & Clive Pickup (1996). The Preston to Wyre Railway: The Lytham and Poulton Branches and The Blackpool & Lytham Line. Kirkham, Lancashire: Hedgehog Historical Publications. ISBN 1898062074.
- ^ Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Moss Side, accessed 30 October 2007
External links
- Train times and station information for Moss Side railway station from National Rail
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Lytham Northern Rail
Blackpool Branch LineKirkham and
WeshamDisused railways 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 West Coast Main Line Kirkby Branch Line Manchester to Southport Line Merseyrail Northern Line Ormskirk Branch Line Blackpool Branch Lines Preston • Salwick • Kirkham and Wesham • Poulton-le-Fylde • Layton • Blackpool North • Moss Side • Lytham • Ansdell and Fairhaven • St Annes-on-the-Sea • Squires Gate • Blackpool Pleasure Beach • Blackpool SouthManchester to Preston Line Ribble Valley Line East Lancashire Line Preston • Lostock Hall • Bamber Bridge • Pleasington • Cherry Tree • Mill Hill • Blackburn • Rishton • Church and Oswaldtwistle • Accrington • Huncoat • Hapton • Rose Grove • Burnley Barracks • Burnley Central • Brierfield • Nelson • ColneCaldervale Line Leeds to Morecambe Line Furness Line Heritage Railways Irwell Vale • Rawtenstall • Riversway • Strand Road CrossingCategories:- Railway stations in Fylde (borough)
- Former Preston and Wyre Joint Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1846
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category F2 stations
- North West England railway station stubs
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