Moorside railway station
Moorside  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Swinton |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Grid reference | SD767022 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MSD |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 24,750 |
| 2005/06 |
 25,847 |
| 2006/07 |
 23,171 |
| 2007/08 |
22,373 |
| 2008/09 |
31,910 |
| 2009/10 |
35,358 |
| 2010/11 |
41,054 |
| 2011/12 |
47,508 |
| 2012/13 |
38,688 |
| 2013/14 |
38,064 |
| 2014/15 |
38,170 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1888 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Moorside from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Moorside railway station is located in the Moorside and Wardley areas of Swinton, near Manchester, England. The station stands on Moorside Road close to the junction with Chorley Road (A6), Swinton.
Moorside is one of the local stations that lie on the Atherton Line between Wigan and Manchester. The station is located 6 1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) west of Manchester Victoria with regular Northern services to these towns as well as Salford, Walkden, Atherton and Hindley.
Until 6 May 1974 the railway station was named Moorside & Wardley, becoming Moorside on that date.[1]
Moorside is the least used station on the Atherton Line.
Service
Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is generally an hourly service southbound towards Manchester Victoria and northbound towards Wigan Wallgate & Kirkby respectively. Additional trains call during the weekday peak period, which operate on the Manchester-Southport service.[2]
Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction to Manchester Victoria and Wigan.
There is now an hourly service in each direction on Sundays although the service only runs between 10 am and 6 pm and only goes as far as Wigan.
References
- ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ↑ Great Britain eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 82
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moorside railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Moorside railway station from National Rail
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| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Walkden | Northern Manchester-Kirkby or Manchester-Southport Line |
Swinton | ||
Coordinates: 53°30′59″N 2°21′09″W / 53.5163°N 2.3526°W
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