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 (larger) village. It was an easy task to reopen the station as (unlike at Wrea Green) the platforms had never been removed after closure. Moss Side station, therefore, was reopened in 1983, with the aid of a grant from Lancashire County Council.[3]
The old station signal box was closed in the same year when the crossing over Lytham Road was automated, with the track being singled three years later. All trains now use the old eastbound platform, with the other still intact but overgrown.
Facilities here are basic (just a waiting shelter, timetable information board and bench seats) and it is the only station on the line not to be fitted with a ticket machine to date. The old station house is now privately owned.
Low usage has not led to reductions in service – all trains still call at Moss Side (this may be explained by the need for trains to stop for the automatic barrier crossing). There is an hourly service in each direction all week (including Sundays), westwards to Blackpool South and eastwards to Preston and Colne.[4]
^Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—A look back over the years 24 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, 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. ISBN978-1898062035.
^Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Moss Side 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 30 October 2007
^GB eNRT May 2023 Edition, Table 102 (Network Rail)
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moss, side, railway, station, blackpool, south, preston, line, lancashire, england, located, moss, side, hamlet, where, b5259, lytham, wrea, green, road, crosses, railway, level, crossing, managed, northern, which, operates, passenger, services, that, call, th. 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 which operates all passenger services that call there Moss SideGeneral informationLocationMoss Side FyldeEnglandCoordinates53 45 54 N 2 56 34 W 53 7649 N 2 9429 W 53 7649 2 9429Grid referenceSD379302Managed byNorthernPlatforms1Other informationStation codeMOSClassificationDfT category F2Key dates16 February 1846Opened26 June 1961Closed21 November 1983Re opened 1 Passengers2018 192 8002019 203 6922020 214822021 222 1122022 233 416LocationNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadWhen 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 larger village It was an easy task to reopen the station as unlike at Wrea Green the platforms had never been removed after closure Moss Side station therefore was reopened in 1983 with the aid of a grant from Lancashire County Council 3 The old station signal box was closed in the same year when the crossing over Lytham Road was automated with the track being singled three years later All trains now use the old eastbound platform with the other still intact but overgrown Facilities here are basic just a waiting shelter timetable information board and bench seats and it is the only station on the line not to be fitted with a ticket machine to date The old station house is now privately owned Contents 1 Services 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksServices editLow usage has not led to reductions in service all trains still call at Moss Side this may be explained by the need for trains to stop for the automatic barrier crossing There is an hourly service in each direction all week including Sundays westwards to Blackpool South and eastwards to Preston and Colne 4 See also editPublic transport in the FyldeReferences edit Blackpool amp Fylde Rail Users Association A look back over the years Archived 24 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed 17 October 2007 Martin Ramsbottom amp Clive Pickup 1996 The Preston to Wyre Railway The Lytham and Poulton Branches and The Blackpool amp Lytham Line Kirkham Lancashire Hedgehog Historical Publications ISBN 978 1898062035 Blackpool amp Fylde Rail Users Association Moss Side Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine accessed 30 October 2007 GB eNRT May 2023 Edition Table 102 Network Rail External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moss Side railway station Train times and station information for Moss Side railway station from National RailPreceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationLythamNorthernBlackpool South Branch LineKirkham and WeshamDisused railwaysLytham Station Road Preston and Wyre Joint RailwayLytham Branch Line until 1874 Wrea GreenLytham Ballam Road Blackpool and Lytham Railway after 1874 nbsp This article on a railway station in North West England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moss Side railway station amp oldid 1189855801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
