Hadfield railway station

Last updated

  1. Hadfield is one of three stations considered to be part of the Greater Manchester rail network which do not form part of the Greater Manchester county

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hadfield, Derbyshire</span> Human settlement in England

Hadfield is a town in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England, with a population at the 2021 Census of 6,763. It lies on the south side of the River Etherow, near to the border with Greater Manchester, at the western edge of the Peak District close to Glossop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodhead line</span> Former Manchester to Sheffield railway line

The Woodhead line was a railway line linking Sheffield, Penistone and Manchester in the north of England. A key feature of the route is the passage under the high moorlands of the northern Peak District through the Woodhead Tunnels. The line was electrified in 1953 and closed between Hadfield and Penistone in 1981.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penistone railway station</span> Railway station in South Yorkshire, England

Penistone railway station serves the town of Penistone, in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Services are provided by Northern Trains. The current station, at the junction of the Woodhead Line and Penistone Line, opened in 1874; it replaced a station solely on the Woodhead Line, dating from the line's opening by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1845.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hyde Central railway station</span> Railway station in Greater Manchester, England

Hyde Central railway station is the main station serving Hyde, Greater Manchester, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hyde North railway station</span> Railway station in Greater Manchester, England

Hyde North is a railway station north of Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, operated by Northern Trains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guide Bridge railway station</span> Railway station in Greater Manchester, England

Guide Bridge railway station serves Guide Bridge in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, England, and is operated by Northern Trains. The station is 4+34 miles (7.6 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on both the Rose Hill Marple and Glossop Lines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gorton railway station</span> Railway station in Greater Manchester, England

Gorton railway station serves Gorton district of the city of Manchester, England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line and is 2+12 miles (4.0 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glossop line</span> Part of the Woodhead line serving eastern Manchester and Derbyshire, still in service

The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains.

The Manchester–Sheffield–Wath electric railway was an electrification scheme on British railways. The route featured long ascents on both sides of the Pennines with the long Woodhead Tunnel at its central summit close to the Woodhead pass. This led to the route being called the Woodhead Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Rail Class 506</span>

The British Rail Class 506 was a 3 carriage electric multiple unit (EMU) built for local services between Manchester, Glossop and Hadfield on the Woodhead Line, which was electrified in 1954 on the 1,500 V DC overhead system.

The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway was an early British railway company which opened in stages between 1841 and 1845 between Sheffield and Manchester via Ashton-under-Lyne. The Peak District formed a formidable barrier, and the line's engineer constructed Woodhead Tunnel, over three miles (4.8 km) long. The company amalgamated with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway and Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway companies, together forming the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Godley railway station</span> Railway station in Greater Manchester, England

Godley railway station serves the Godley area of Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It is 8+12 miles (13.7 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newton for Hyde railway station</span> Railway station in Greater Manchester, England

Newton for Hyde railway station, serves the Newton area of Hyde in Greater Manchester, England. Newton for Hyde is 7+12 miles (12.1 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly station and managed by Northern Trains. The station unusually features both a covered subway underneath the platforms and a larger viaduct tunnel accessible from both sides, meaning there are 2 ways to cross platforms underground. The eastern side of the station containing these passageways is raised on the viaduct.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dinting railway station</span> Railway station in Derbyshire, England

Dinting railway station serves the village of Dinting in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line and prior to the Woodhead Line's closure in 1981, Dinting was a station on the Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield Victoria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glossop railway station</span> Railway station in Derbyshire, England

Glossop railway station serves the Peak District town of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Glossop is the third busiest railway station in the county of Derbyshire after Derby and Chesterfield. It is located just north of Norfolk Square in the centre of Glossop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fallowfield Loop railway line</span> Disused English Railway line

The Fallowfield Loop railway line was a local railway route in south Manchester, England. Trains on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) line from Sheffield Victoria and Guide Bridge used the Loop to access Manchester Central railway station. Some express trains, including the Harwich-Sheffield-Manchester-Liverpool boat train, used the line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Padfield</span> Human settlement in England

Padfield is a small village near Hadfield in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. The village is on the west side of the Peak District National Park, and the nearest town is Glossop, where many local amenities and services are based. It is in a conservation area. The population as of the 2011 census was 2,796.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crowden railway station</span> Former railway station in Derbyshire, England

Crowden railway station is a closed railway station on the Woodhead Line between Manchester and Sheffield, that served the hamlet of Crowden, Derbyshire between 1861 and 1957.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dinting Viaduct</span> Bridge in Glossop, Derbyshire

Dinting Viaduct is a 19th-century railway viaduct in Glossopdale in Derbyshire, England, that carries the Glossop Line over a valley at the village of Dinting. It crosses the Glossop Brook and the A57 road between Manchester and Sheffield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reddish Electric Depot</span> Former railway depot in Reddish, Greater Manchester

Reddish Electric Depot was an electric traction depot located in Reddish, Stockport, England. It was situated on the west side of the Fallowfield Loop line between Hyde Road and Levenshulme South stations; however, neither of the Reddish stations were sited on this line. It was built to service the electric locomotives and local electric multiple units (EMUs) that were employed on the Woodhead Line between Manchester Piccadilly, Hadfield, Sheffield and Wath.

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 104. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. 1 2 3 Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 46. ISBN   0-7110-1468-X.
  3. Butt 1995 , p. 111
  4. Boddy, M.G.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Hoole, Ken; Mallaband, Peter; Neve, E.; Price, J.H.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W.B. (April 1990). Fry, E.V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 10B: Railcars and Electric Stock. Lincoln: RCTS. p. 89. ISBN   0-901115-66-5.
  5. Boddy et al. 1990 , p. 141
  6. Boddy et al. 1990 , pp. 112–3, 120–1
  7. Boddy et al. 1990 , p. 101
  8. Earnshaw, Alan (1990). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 47. ISBN   0-906899-37-0.
  9. "Hadfield station facilities". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. GB eNRT, December 2016-May 2017 Edition. Table 79.
Hadfield
National Rail logo.svg
EMU at Hadfield Station (geograph 3174392).jpg
General information
Location Hadfield, High Peak
England
Coordinates 53°27′40″N1°57′54″W / 53.461°N 1.965°W / 53.461; -1.965
Grid reference SK023959
Managed by Northern Trains
Transit authority Transport for Greater Manchester [note 1]
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeHDF
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
7 August 1844 (1844-08-07)Station opened
Passengers
2017/18Increase2.svg 0.354 million
Preceding station  National Rail logo.svg National Rail  Following station
Northern Trains
Manchester-Hadfield
Terminus
Northern Trains
Manchester-Glossop via Hadfield
Northern Trains
Manchester-Hadfield via Glossop
Terminus
Disused railways
Dinting   SAMR
Woodhead Line
  Crowden