Hazel Grove railway station
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| Hazel Grove | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Hazel Grove |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.276 million ** |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Hazel Grove. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Hazel Grove railway station is on the Stockport to Buxton / Sheffield line, serving the town of Hazel Grove, England (UK).
At one time there was another on the Midland Railway's line from New Mills South Junction to Manchester Central, which opened in 1902, but it was less conveniently situated and closed in 1917. The line was extremely expensive to build with extensive earthworks. The navvies were accommodated in specially-built houses near the Rising Sun pub, which still exist, and are known as the "Navvy Mansions".
The line from Edgeley Junction (just south of Stockport) to Hazel Grove was electrified in 1981 on the 25kV AC overhead system.
[edit] Services
Today Hazel Grove is served by two trains per hour to/from Manchester Piccadilly - the hourly Blackpool North to Buxton DMU service and the hourly Piccadilly to Hazel Grove EMU service. Only a few of the fast DMU services between Manchester and Sheffield call at Hazel Grove - most go straight through the station.
The Hazel Grove Chord opened in 1986. This allowed trains to/from Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly to access the former Manchester Central - New Mills South Junction line just south of Hazel Grove station and thus provides a faster route between Manchester and Sheffield than the former route via Romiley and New Mills Central.
[edit] References
- Radford, B., (1988) Midland Though The Peak Unicorn Books
- Harrison, P., (2006) Striking A Chord With Electric
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Hazel Grove railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Hazel Grove railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinley | Northern Rail (Hope Valley Line) |
Woodsmoor | ||
| Middlewood | Northern Rail (Buxton Line) |
Woodsmoor | ||
| Chinley Limited Service |
Central Trains Hope Valley Line (Liverpool-Norwich) |
Stockport | ||
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