Hyde Central railway station
Hyde Central railway station is the main station serving Hyde, Greater Manchester, England.
Hyde Central | |
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Hyde Central railway station in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hyde, Tameside England |
| Grid reference | SJ944949 |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Transit authority | Greater Manchester |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HYC |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| Key dates | |
| 1858 | Opened as Hyde |
| 1951 | Renamed Hyde Central |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 108,708 |
| 2019/20 | 116,178 |
| 2020/21 | 12,552 |
| 2021/22 | 51,082 |
| 2022/23 | 60,534 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Originally simply 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.
Hyde is also served by Hyde North, on the same line as Hyde Central, and by Flowery Field, Newton for Hyde and Godley on the electrified Manchester to Glossop/Hadfield line.