Mossley Hill railway station is in the suburbs of

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in the north west of

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. The station is operated by

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History

It and Allerton were the only stations opened on 15 February 1864 when the

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's (taken over by the

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from 29 July 1864) 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

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and

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stations.

Facilities

The ticket office is on a road bridge and (as is standard practice for

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-sponsored stations) 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 (preceding south) 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

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and

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, are booked to overtake stopping services on this stretch of line (this is most common in the Liverpool-bound direction).

Services

The station is currently served by local stopping trains between

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and operated by

. These call every half-hour in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays during the day, with alternate services continuing through to . These are limited stop to Warrington, whilst the one that terminates there calls at most local stations en-route. The frequency drops to hourly in the evening and on Sundays. Services to and

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no longer stop here in the current (spring 2023) timetable, though convenient connections are available at .GB eNRT 2023 Edition, Table 86 (Network Rail) The station is served by several local bus routes.

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{{Merseyside railway stations Railway stations in Liverpool DfT Category E stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Northern franchise railway stations