Moss Side train station
You can reach 9 stations directly from Moss Side on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ansdell and Fairhaven, with 35 trains a day.
Direct trains from Moss Side
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansdell and Fairhaven | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Blackpool Pleasure Beach | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Blackpool South | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Lytham | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Preston | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| St Annes-on-the-Sea | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Squires Gate | 35 | 36 | 14 |
| Accrington | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bamber Bridge | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Burnley Central | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Brierfield | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Burnley Barracks | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Colne | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Cherry Tree | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Huncoat | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Hapton | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Lostock Hall | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mill Hill | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Nelson | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pleasington | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Rishton | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Rose Grove | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Freight through Moss Side station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Moss Side station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Moss Side station is
4,778 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,447th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Moss Side and Lytham than any other pair: 1,072 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Lytham 2.0 miles
- Ansdell and Fairhaven 2.6 miles
- Kirkham and Wesham 2.9 miles
- St Annes-on-the-Sea 3.6 miles
- Squires Gate 4.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Moss Side, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Wrea Green · 1.4 miles
- Lytham (Station Road) · 1.9 miles
- Gillett's Crossing Halt · 4.0 miles
- Singleton · 4.2 miles
- South Shore · 4.8 miles
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Facilities at Moss Side station
Moss Side is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.
Getting to Moss Side station
Moss Side station is in Fylde, North West, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M55 J4 (Marton Interchange), 2.4 miles north-west.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Moss Side station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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