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Hyde Central railway station

Coordinates: 53°27′07″N 2°05′10″W / 53.452°N 2.086°W / 53.452; -2.086
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Hyde Central
National Rail
Hyde Central railway station in 2009
General information
LocationHyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester
England
Grid referenceSJ944949
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityGreater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHYC
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
1858 (1858)Opened as Hyde
1951Renamed Hyde Central
Passengers
2018/19Increase 108,708
2019/20Increase 116,178
2020/21Decrease 12,552
2021/22Increase 51,082
2022/23Increase 60,534
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hyde Central is the main railway station serving Hyde, in Greater Manchester, England; other stations in the town include Hyde North, Flowery Field and Newton for Hyde. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line, hosting services between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple.

History

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Originally simply named Hyde, it was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, opening in 1858 as a branch from its main line through Penistone to Sheffield. From 1862, the branch was extended to New Mills to meet the Midland Railway's extension of its line from Millers Dale. For a while, it saw Midlands expresses from London. In 1875, however, a new more direct route was built through Bredbury.

The substantial station buildings were demolished in 1980, with a new booking office at street level commissioned in their place.

In July 2020, Northern informed local residents that services between Manchester and Rose Hill Marple would not operate between early September and mid-December 2020;[1] this was due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their workforce. Although disruption occurred, the service was restored soon afterwards.

Service

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Hyde Central railway station in 1989

Hyde Central is served by hourly trains in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays, with some additional services during the day between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple, via Guide Bridge. There is no Sunday service.[2]

All trains are diesel multiple units, normally Class 150s or Class 195s, operated by Northern Trains.

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
Mondays-Saturdays only

References

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  1. ^ "Save the Rose Hill Marple Service to Piccadilly". William Wragg MP. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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53°27′07″N 2°05′10″W / 53.452°N 2.086°W / 53.452; -2.086