General information | |
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Location | Mossley Hill, Liverpool England |
Coordinates | 53°22′44″N2°54′54″W / 53.379°N 2.915°W |
Grid reference | SJ392873 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | Merseytravel |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Station code | MSH |
Fare zone | C1 |
Classification | DfT category E |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.126 million |
2019/20 | 0.157 million |
2020/21 | 44,950 |
2021/22 | 0.143 million |
2022/23 | 0.166 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Mossley Hill railway station is in the suburbs of Liverpool in the north west of England. The station is operated by Northern Trains.
It and Allerton were the only stations opened on 15 February 1864 when the St Helens Railway's (taken over by the London &North Western Railway from 29 July 1864) extension from Speke to Edge Hill opened. The station was replaced from 13 July 1891,when the Edge Hill to Speke line was quadrupled. [1]
The station was renamed from Mossley Hill for Aigburth to Mossley Hill on 6 May 1974. [2]
North of the station,on the route towards Edge Hill are the sites – still identifiable where the line crosses roads – of the former Sefton Park and Wavertree stations.
The ticket office is on a road bridge and (as is standard practice for Merseytravel-sponsored stations) is staffed throughout the hours of service all week,with additional ticket machines on the platforms. Ramps lead down to the two island platforms,which have basic shelters and seats. [3] Passenger information screens,automated announcements and customer help points are also provided to offer train running information.
Like West Allerton (preceding south) there are 4 platforms,2 of which,platforms 1 and 2,are located on the fast lines and are where most trains stop. 3 &4 are on the slow lines and are used infrequently,mainly where faster services operated by Avanti West Coast,TransPennine Express and West Midlands Trains,are booked to overtake stopping services on this stretch of line (this is most common in the Liverpool-bound direction).[ citation needed ]
The station is currently served by local stopping trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Warrington Central operated by Northern Trains. These call every half-hour in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays during the day,with alternate services continuing through to Manchester Oxford Road. These are limited stop to Warrington,whilst the one that terminates there calls at most local stations en-route.
The frequency drops to hourly in the evening and on Sundays. Services to Crewe and Birmingham New Street no longer stop here in the current (spring 2023) timetable,though convenient connections are available at Liverpool South Parkway. [4]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Edge Hill | Northern Trains Liverpool to Manchester Line(south) | West Allerton | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Edge Lane | Canada Dock Branch Olive Mount chord | Terminus |
The station is served by several local bus routes.
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