Mossbridge railway station

Mossbridge
Location
Place Downholland
Area West Lancashire
Coordinates 53°34′02″N 3°00′49″W / 53.5671°N 3.0135°W / 53.5671; -3.0135Coordinates: 53°34′02″N 3°00′49″W / 53.5671°N 3.0135°W / 53.5671; -3.0135
Grid reference SD330083
Operations
Original company Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
Pre-grouping Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping Cheshire Lines Committee
Platforms 2[1]
History
5 April 1886 Station opened as "Barton & Halsall"
1 August 1894 Renamed "Mossbridge"
1 January 1917 Station closed to passengers
December 1928 Station closed completely[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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".[2]

A short distance north of the station the line crossed Downholland Brook by a substantial bridge.[3]

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
Altcar and Hillhouse   Cheshire Lines Committee
SCLER
  Woodvale

References

  1. Bolger 1984, pp. 64-65.
  2. 1 2 Bolger 1984, pp. 6-7.
  3. Welbourn 2008, p. 118.

Sources

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