Moorside railway station is in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England. The station stands on Moorside Road, close to the junction with Chorley Road (A6). Moorside is a local station on the Atherton Line between Wigan and Manchester, 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) north-west of Manchester Victoria, with regular Northern Trains services to them as well as Salford, Walkden, Atherton and Hindley. Until 6 May 1974, it was named Moorside & Wardley, becoming Moorside on that date. Moorside is the least used station on the Atherton Line.