Mossley Halt railway station

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]

Mossley Halt
General information
Location	Congleton, Cheshire East England
Grid reference	SJ8830461632
Line(s)	Biddulph Valley line[1]
Platforms	1[2]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	October 1919[3]
Closed	13 July 1925[3]
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway[3]
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway

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
Congleton Line and station open		North Staffordshire Railway Biddulph Valley line		Biddulph Line and station closed

References

1. "Activities and Information About the Biddulph Valley Way". www.cheshireeast.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
2. 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. Quick, Michael. Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain (PDF). Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 318. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
4. 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)