Mossley Halt railway station

Mossley Halt
General information
LocationCongleton, Cheshire East
England
Grid referenceSJ8830461632
Line(s)Biddulph Valley line[1]
Platforms1[2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
OpenedOctober 1919[3]
Closed13 July 1925[3]
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway[3]
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway

Mossley Halt was a railway station in Mossley, Congleton on the Biddulph Valley line.[1] Mossley Halt was located about 1 and a half miles south of Congleton Railway Station.[2]

History

Mossley Halt was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1919.[3]

It was used by workers traveling to and from Black Bull Coal Mine.[1]

In 1923 the Chatterley-Whitfeild Collieries ran services to transport their own workers between Mossley Halt, Chell Halt and Biddulph Halt. These services ran twice a day one in the early morning and one a night.[4] These services did not last long.[4]

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway ran 2 services a day between Mossley Halt and Chell Halt, these trains ran at midday to take the noon shift workers to the Collieries and to bring the day shift workers back.[4]

By the time of grouping there was one service on a Saturday that called at Mossley Halt.[2]

Mossley Halt closed on 13 July 1925.[3]

Facilities

Mossley Halt had one platform with a waiting shelter, a booking office and a platelayers hut.[2]

Route

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line and station open
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ a b c "Activities and Information About the Biddulph Valley Way". www.cheshireeast.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Jeuda, Basil (20 April 2014). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days Volume 3. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. p. 65. ISBN 1899889833.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e Quick, Michael. Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain (PDF). Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 318. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Jeuda, Basil (20 April 2014). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days Volume 3. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. p. 45. ISBN 1899889833.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)