Mossley in Greater Manchester is to have a new station built to replace the existing one, the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has set out plans to build a new fully accessible Mossley station 300 meters to the east of the current station which was built in 1849.
The new station set to be complete by mid to late 2029 will be part of the TRU multi-billion-pound project.
The new station will have extended platform's for longer trains, lifts, and will also enable full electrification to allow for cleaner and faster journeys between Manchester and York.
Jonathan Reynolds MP said: “I am delighted we are finally getting the new Mossley station we deserve. Alongside the Mossley councillors, I have long campaigned for an accessible station, and I am thrilled that it is coming to fruition at last. These plans represent not a piecemeal solution but a transformative one, which will see Mossley thrive as a place that people can more reliably and inclusively rely on the rail network for work, study and leisure. Naturally there may be some local disruption whilst works take place, but please bear with this. The long-term economic benefits will be considerable and help make Mossley a brilliant place to live.”
The current Mossley station will have its station building and other historical elements retained.
While its car park will be used as a overflow for the new one to be built at the new station.
Plans will be discussed at a public consultation between the TRU, local residences and businesses later in the year for both the new and existing station sites.
Transpennine Route Upgrade Managing Director, Neil Holm, said: “The construction of a new, fully accessible station in Mossley tackles the obvious challenges facing those with mobility needs and those travelling with prams, luggage or who have other access requirements. The new Mossley station and wider work underway now across TRU will provide greater access to the railway for more people and cleaner, greener and more reliable journeys for passengers. We look forward to working with the community on our plans.”
The TRU will enable faster, more reliable and longer trains between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York, with six fast services every hour taking 42 minutes to travel from Manchester to Leeds, or 65 minutes to travel between Manchester and York, as well as two stopping services every hour to enable local connections.
Electrification will enable greener travel and improve air quality the plans aim to reduce carbon emissions by 87,000 tonnes of carbon per annum, with additional plans to move more goods by rail reducing the number of lorries on the road by 1000 and meeting the governments Net Zero targets.
Other benefits of the TRU project include, better job prospects for those living in the area along the line, as the work force undertaking the project is set to increase.
Jobs and Apprenticeships on offer will be aimed at local residents who have the chance to help the project. This will include quadrupling the line between Huddersfield and Westtown in Dewsbury, installing a new digital signalling system and overhead electrification along the whole 70 mile Manchester to York route, and making station improvements to enhance accessibility and reliability for all.
The project not only will improve the railway on diversionary routes when a line is closed for maintenance and engineering works, it will also improve the environment along the route, through a biodiversity net gain which will benefit habitats and wildlife.
What a complete waste of money. Why not just extend the existing platforms, put an ugly modern footbridge with either ramps or lifts for access for all (hopefully out of site of the superb historic station buildings around the curve). Then there will be no need to erect a new outrageously expensive, ugly, modern carbuncle of a station. The existing 1849 station is delightful and blends in with the town and immediate area.
Overhead electrification is rather a waste of money too, as battery technology has moved forward amazingly in recent times; use of this would obviate the need for the horrible, dangerous ironmongery that goes with O/H electrification. The accompanying diatribe about jobs and greener travel is absolutely, ludicrously over the top as well.
Maybe because Sheffield isn’t on the ‘transpennine” route (Manchester to York via Stalybridge and Leeds)
Reddish North needs to be made more accessible on the eastbound platform (towards New Mills).
Electrification to Huddersfield (Marsden) from Leeds and electrification from Manchester to Mossley
How is Stanedge tunnel to be be electrified?
Bloody hell 2029, I saw a program where the Japanese build a station in a week.
New Mills Central is the one that really needs sorting out – accessible outbound, totally the opposite in the other direction!
They have to because their trains go really fast.
The new station cannot be east of the current one – i think they mean north !!
All the information relating to this says east of the current station. This is probably as the Transpennine Route runs East – West across the Pennines
I have just read this article and it appears to be incorrect as it states that the station will be moved 300 metres to the east, so do I assume that the whole railway line will be moved as well and should end up next to or over the top of the Huddersfield Canal or are they going to reinstate the old line that ran along the eastern side of the valley as there is a Station Road some 300 metres to the East. Looks like someone needs to do some fact checking.
All the information relating to this says east of the current station. This is probably as the Transpennine Route runs East – West across the Pennines
But it wrong, the station runs north south at that point and not east west, so is it 300 metres north or south of its current location ? Probably 300 metres north and a few meters east of it’s current location as south would put it in a tunnel, but north and a bit east gives you a bit more space, but will involve a big of excavation to get a platform in, that a big spend for an hourly train service. At our local we get a train we get one every 10 minutes, but they won’t spend any money on it.
Can they put the station back at Diggle, the old platfofm, trackwofk and signalling is all still there, just need upgrading. There has been a lot of residential properties built in yhe area that would benefit better transport links to Manchester and further afield.
There is a station between Manchester & Huddersfield it’s called Stalybridge!! Yes. give Mossley an extension and hopefully a decent car park. But don’t by pass Staleybridge!!!
It’s a pity the upgrade doesn’t electrify right through to Hull
Looking forward to how they move a station 300m east on a north-south railway…
All the information relating to this says east of the current station. This is probably as the Transpennine Route runs East – West across the Pennines
What are you talking about with North to South? Have you any idea of where this route goes?
Since where did the transpennine route run north to south?? It is an east = west route.
The route predominantly runs East—West, but in the actual vicinity of Mossley it is running North—South, because the route is not a straight line but bends this way and that. So in railway terms, the station is being moved further east, because it is moving further along the line towards Leeds and away from Manchester … but in geographical terms, it is moving north.
With Network Rail involved sure to be completed late …if at all ..and way over budget … Clear example Electrification and modernisation of the Great Western Main Line … Works abandoned in the end .. never has reached Bristol …..all the money and more spent out.. Why will this project be any different ?
Thank goodness electrification did not reach Bristol Temple Meads . Horrible, ugly, dangerous, disgustingly expensive and also not exactly totally reliable either.
We don’t want it. Find something else to spend the money on instead.
What about including Sheffield for once
Don’t think Sheffield is on that line!
I agree! What about Greenfield, it’s appalling and even worse since its “upgrade”, totally inaccessible!
How about having trains that run,not much point if trains are still being cancelled or strikes as aslef have prepared to have 5 more years of this nonsense.30,000 more some are than nurses and still want more.
Waste of money
4 years to build two platforms.
Network rail. A licence to print and waste money.
I think it’s a bit more than just two platforms! Didn’t they mention full electrification?
It’s also a challenge to build a station on an extant line with trains running on it, and especially in the kind of, um, interesting geography that there is around Mossley. Construction of the station will be phased with the rest of the TRU works so that it causes minimal disruption, rather than having loads of works causing line closures this year to build the station and then again next year for electrification work and then again the year after for track realignment, and so on.
Are they having a laugh, they couldn’t run a raffle, how long as Greenfield been promised a upgrade and they’re still waiting.
I have to dount the thinking of anybody who take these suggestions and that’s all it is seriously. For passengers they don’t give a toss, so no matter what your age you’ll never see it happen. I wouldn’t let them try to run a raffle .
Wow , can we in Denton have the old one.
Very pleased for Mossley. When are they going to make Greenfield Station accessible