Mossley Hill railway station


Mossley Hill railway station is in the suburbs of Liverpool in the north west of England. The station is operated by Northern Trains.

History

It and Allerton were the only stations opened on 15 February 1864 when the St Helens Railway's extension from Speke to Edge Hill opened. The station was replaced from 13 July 1891, when the Edge Hill to Speke line was quadrupled.
The station was renamed from Mossley Hill for Aigburth to Mossley Hill on 6 May 1974.
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.

Facilities

The ticket office is on a road bridge and 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. Passenger information screens, automated announcements and customer help points are also provided to offer train running information.
Like West Allerton 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.

Services

The station is currently served by local stopping trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road operated by Northern Trains. These call every half-hour in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays during the day - one eastbound train each hour stops at all stations to then runs limited stop west of there whilst the other is limited stop to Warrington but then serves most local stops thereafter. The frequency drops to hourly in the evening and on Sundays. Services to and Birmingham New Street no longer stop here in the current timetable, though convenient connections are available at.

The station is served by several local bus routes.