Mills Hill railway station
Mills Hill  |
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| Location | |
| Place | Middleton |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MIH |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.165 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.184 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.180 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.198 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.229 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.257 million |
| History | |
| 1838 1842 1985 |
Opened Closed Reopened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mills Hill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Mills Hill railway station is in the Mills Hill area of Middleton in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale,[1] in Greater Manchester, England. The station is 9 km (5¾ miles) north of Manchester Victoria on the Caldervale Line. Mills Hill lies on Middleton's common boundary with Chadderton,[1] and thus serves both communities.
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[edit] History
The original station opened in 1839 before the completion of the branches to Middleton and Oldham, and closed in 1842 when these were opened. The current station opened in 1985 at the same point as the original.
[edit] Services
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to Manchester Victoria southbound (with an hourly extension to Bolton & Wigan) and Rochdale northbound. Since the December 2008 timetable change,[2] alternate Rochdale trains continue eastwards to Leeds via Dewsbury.
In the evenings and on Sundays there is an hourly service to Manchester Victoria and to Leeds via Bradford.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (2008-04-30) (PDF), Network Maps: Oldham, gmpte.com, http://www.gmpte.com/pdfmaps/network/oldham.pdf, retrieved 2008-07-28
- ^ Northern Rail Proposed December 2008 Timetable West Yorks PTA website; Accessed 2008-12-18
[edit] References
- The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Mills Hill railway station from National Rail
| Railways in Rochdale (Past, Present and Future) | |
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| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Moston towards Bolton |
Northern Rail Caldervale Line |
Castleton towards Rochdale |
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| Moston towards Manchester Victoria |
Northern Rail Caldervale Line |
Castleton towards Leeds |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Middleton Junction | L&YR | Castleton | ||
| Middleton Junction | L&YR | Heywood | ||
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Coordinates: 53°33′04″N 2°10′18″W / 53.5511°N 2.1717°W
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