Mossbridge railway station explained

Mossbridge
Status:Disused
Borough:Downholland, West Lancashire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5671°N -3.0135°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
Pregroup:Cheshire Lines Committee
Postgroup:Cheshire Lines Committee
Years:5 April 1886
Events:Station opened as "Barton & Halsall"
Years1:1 August 1894
Events1:Renamed "Mossbridge"
Years2:1 January 1917
Events2:Station closed to passengers
Years3:December 1928
Events3:Station closed completely

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".

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

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.

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