Mossley Halt railway station

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Mossley Halt
General information
Location Congleton, Cheshire East
England
Grid reference SJ8830461632
Line(s) Biddulph Valley line [1]
Platforms1 [2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
OpenedOctober 1919 [3]
Closed13 July 1925 [3]
Original company North Staffordshire Railway [3]
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Mossley Halt was a railway station in Mossley, Congleton on the Biddulph Valley line. [1] Mossley Halt was located about 1 and a half miles south of Congleton Railway Station. [2]

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History

Mossley Halt was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1919. [3]

It was used by workers traveling to and from Black Bull Coal Mine. [1]

In 1923 the Chatterley-Whitfeild Collieries ran services to transport their own workers between Mossley Halt, Chell Halt and Biddulph Halt. These services ran twice a day one in the early morning and one a night. [4] These services did not last long. [4]

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway ran 2 services a day between Mossley Halt and Chell Halt, these trains ran at midday to take the noon shift workers to the Collieries and to bring the day shift workers back. [4]

By the time of grouping there was one service on a Saturday that called at Mossley Halt. [2]

Mossley Halt closed on 13 July 1925. [3]

Facilities

Mossley Halt had one platform with a waiting shelter, a booking office and a platelayers hut. [2]

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Line and station open
 North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Activities and Information About the Biddulph Valley Way". www.cheshireeast.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jeuda, Basil (20 April 2014). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days Volume 3. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. p. 65. ISBN   1899889833.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Quick, Michael. Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain (PDF). Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 318. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Jeuda, Basil (20 April 2014). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days Volume 3. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. p. 45. ISBN   1899889833.
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