Newton for Hyde railway station

Newton for Hyde
General information
Location	Hyde, Tameside, England
Coordinates	53.457°N 2.067°W / 53.457; -2.067
Grid reference	SJ956955
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	Transport for Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	NWN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
17 November 1841 (1841-11-17)	Opened as Newton and Hyde
1 March 1858	Renamed Newton for Hyde
Passengers
2020/21	47,768
2021/22	0.113 million
2022/23	0.107 million
2023/24	0.127 million
2024/25	0.140 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Newton for Hyde railway station serves the Newton area of Hyde, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly and is managed by Northern Trains.

History

The station was opened by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway as Newton and Hyde in 1841; however, the station signage referred to the station as Newton. Trains ran originally between Manchester London Road and Sheffield Victoria on the Woodhead Line. A railway yard lay immediately to the south, bounded by Sheffield Road; the remains of a covered shed being visible on the westbound platform.

The line was electrified in 1953 and closed to passengers between Hadfield and Penistone in 1970.

The official name on tickets is Newton for Hyde; to avoid confusion with Newton station in South Lanarkshire, new signage was installed from July 2007.

Facilities

The station has a main building and ticket office at street level; this is staffed six days per week on a part-time basis, on mornings and early afternoons only. Waiting shelters, CIS displays, timetable information posters and bench seating are provided at platform level. The subway linking the platforms and ticket hall has steps, but level access is possible to the eastbound platform only via Danby Road.

The station unusually features both a covered subway underneath the platforms and a larger viaduct tunnel accessible from both sides, meaning there are two ways to cross platforms underground. The eastern side of the station containing these passageways is raised on the viaduct.

Services

Northern Trains generally operates the following service, in trains per hour (tph):

• 2 tph to Manchester Piccadilly
• 2 tph to Hadfield, via Glossop.

Additional weekday peak extras and an hourly evening service run in each direction. Early morning, late evening and rush hour services start or terminate at Glossop.

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Flowery Field		Northern Trains Glossop Line		Godley
Historical railways
Guide Bridge Line and station open		Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Woodhead Line		Godley Junction Line open, station closed

Onward connections

Metroline Manchester operates bus route 346, which connects Ashton-Under-Lyne and Hyde calls 100 metres (109 yd) north-east of the westbound platforms.

Gallery

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  Station sign
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  Station building and ticket office
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  Station building entrance

External links

• Train times and station information for Newton for Hyde railway station from National Rail