Mossbridge railway station
Mossbridge railway station was located on Downholland Moss at Moss Lane, Haskayne, Lancashire, England. The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER) opened Mossbridge on 5 April 1886 as "Barton & Halsall".[3]
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| Location | Downholland, West Lancashire England |
| Coordinates | 53.5671°N 3.0135°W |
| Grid reference | SD330083 |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
| Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
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| 5 April 1886 | Station opened as "Barton & Halsall" |
| 1 August 1894 | Renamed "Mossbridge" |
| 1 January 1917 | Station closed to passengers[2] |
| December 1928 | Station closed completely[3] |
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A short distance north of the station the line crossed Downholland Brook by a substantial bridge.[4]
The station closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, as a World War I economy measure. Unlike all the others, however, Mossbridge never reopened to passengers.
This part of the SCLER now forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Altcar and Hillhouse | Cheshire Lines Committee SCLER |
Woodvale |
References
- Bolger 1984, pp. 64-65.
- Butt 1995, pp. 29 & 164.
- Bolger 1984, pp. 6-7.
- Welbourn 2008, p. 118.
Sources
- Bolger, Paul (1984). An Illustrated History of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Merseyside: Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-947562-00-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Welbourn, Nigel (2008). Liverpool and the Mersey (Lost Lines). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3190-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- The station and line with mileages railwaycodes
- The station's history Disused Stations
- The station on a 1948 O.S. map npe Maps
- The station on an 1888-1913 Overlay OS Map National Library of Scotland
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