Hyde Central railway station explained

Hyde Central
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:2
Code:HYC
Classification:DfT category F1
Transit Authority:Greater Manchester
Events:Opened as Hyde
Years1:1951
Events1:Renamed Hyde Central
Footnotes: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, and . It is a stop on the Hope Valley line, hosting services between and .

History

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

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Save the Rose Hill Marple Service to Piccadilly. 2020-07-27. William Wragg MP. en.
  2. Web site: Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern . Northern Railway . 10 December 2023 . 30 April 2024 .