Hoscar railway station
Railway station in Lancashire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hoscar railway station serves the rural village of Hoscar in the civil parish of Lathom, near the town of Burscough, Lancashire, England. The station stands split across Hoscar Moss Road. Only 1,060 passenger journeys started or ended at Hoscar in 2014/15. Eight trains a day call on weekdays in each direction, all provided by Northern Trains, who also manage the station.
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Location | Hoscar, West Lancashire England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.597°N 2.804°W / 53.597; -2.804 | ||||
Grid reference | SD469115 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | HSC | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Manchester and Southport Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 November 1870 | Opened as Hoscar Moss[1] | ||||
1 January 1900 | Renamed Hoscar[1] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1,242 | ||||
2019/20 | 956 | ||||
2020/21 | 194 | ||||
2021/22 | 1,024 | ||||
2022/23 | 914 | ||||
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