Moorside railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wardley, Greater Manchester, England. The station stands on Moorside Road, close to the junction with Chorley Road (A6).
It was opened in 1888 (along with the line) and, like others on the route, has a single island platform serving the two lines that pass through. When the line was quadrupled at the beginning of the 20th century, the two extra lines were laid to the south of the existing ones and were not given platforms. They were subsequently decommissioned in November 1965 and removed.
Until 6 May 1974, it was named Moorside & Wardley, becoming Moorside on that date.[1]
Moorside is the least used station on the Atherton Line.
On 17 February 2020, the entrance and ticket office were destroyed by a fire. Police believed the fire was started deliberately.[2][3]
The blaze took place weeks after the station had been refurbished. Prior to the renovation, the station had been regarded as one of the worst on the rail network, with outdated facilities.[4]
The station has a ticket office at street level, which is staffed part-time (06:55 - 12:55, weekdays only). Outside these times, tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel. Timetable posters offer train running information. Unlike most stations, there are no digital display screens. No step-free access is available, as the only means of getting from the entrance and ticket hall to the platform is via a staircase.[5]
Serviceedit
Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is generally an hourly service southbound towards Manchester Victoria and northbound towards Wigan Wallgate and Kirkby. Additional trains call during the weekday peak periods.[6]
Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and Wigan.
There is now an hourly service in each direction on Sundays, to Southport and Blackburn via Manchester Victoria and the Caldervale Line.
Referencesedit
^Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
^"Firefighters tackle blaze at Moorside train station weeks after it reopened following refurbishment work". Manchester Evening News. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^Blakey, Ashlie (20 February 2020). "Train station in Salford to remain closed after 'deliberate' fire". men. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^Holden, Michael (15 January 2020). "One of Britain's 'worst stations' transformed by Northern". RailAdvent. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^Moorside station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 20 December 2016
^Northern Trains timetable 14 - Manchester to Southport and Kirkby, 16 May - 11 December 2021Northern Trains website; Retrieved 20 November 2021
External linksedit
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For the proposed railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line see Moorside railway station Cumbria Moorside railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wardley Greater Manchester England The station stands on Moorside Road close to the junction with Chorley Road A6 MoorsideGeneral informationLocationWardley SalfordEnglandGrid referenceSD767022Managed byNorthern TrainsTransit authorityGreater ManchesterPlatforms2Other informationStation codeMSDClassificationDfT category EHistoryOpened1888Passengers2017 1845 7942018 1931 5902019 2035 1222020 217 7382021 2228 366NotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadMoorside is a local station on the Atherton Line between Wigan and Manchester 6 1 2 miles 10 5 km north west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern Trains services to them as well as Salford Walkden Atherton and Hindley It was opened in 1888 along with the line and like others on the route has a single island platform serving the two lines that pass through When the line was quadrupled at the beginning of the 20th century the two extra lines were laid to the south of the existing ones and were not given platforms They were subsequently decommissioned in November 1965 and removed Until 6 May 1974 it was named Moorside amp Wardley becoming Moorside on that date 1 Moorside is the least used station on the Atherton Line On 17 February 2020 the entrance and ticket office were destroyed by a fire Police believed the fire was started deliberately 2 3 The blaze took place weeks after the station had been refurbished Prior to the renovation the station had been regarded as one of the worst on the rail network with outdated facilities 4 Contents 1 Facilities 2 Service 3 References 4 External linksFacilities editThe station has a ticket office at street level which is staffed part time 06 55 12 55 weekdays only Outside these times tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel Timetable posters offer train running information Unlike most stations there are no digital display screens No step free access is available as the only means of getting from the entrance and ticket hall to the platform is via a staircase 5 Service editMonday to Saturday daytimes there is generally an hourly service southbound towards Manchester Victoria and northbound towards Wigan Wallgate and Kirkby Additional trains call during the weekday peak periods 6 Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and Wigan There is now an hourly service in each direction on Sundays to Southport and Blackburn via Manchester Victoria and the Caldervale Line References edit Slater J N ed July 1974 Notes and News Stations renamed by LMR Railway Magazine London IPC Transport Press Ltd 120 879 363 ISSN 0033 8923 Firefighters tackle blaze at Moorside train station weeks after it reopened following refurbishment work Manchester Evening News 17 February 2020 Retrieved 17 February 2020 Blakey Ashlie 20 February 2020 Train station in 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