Newton for Hyde railway station
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| Newton for Hyde | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Hyde | ||
| Local authority | Tameside | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | NWN | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 0.117 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1841 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newton for Hyde from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Newton for Hyde railway station, serves the Newton area of Hyde, Greater Manchester in Greater Manchester. Newton for Hyde is 12 km (7 miles) east of Manchester Piccadilly station and managed by Northern Rail.
It 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 just plain "Newton". The official name on tickets is "Newton for Hyde" to avoid confusion with Newton (South Lanarkshire) and from July 2007 new signage was installed with the legend 'Newton For Hyde'.
[edit] Services
There is generally a half-hourly daily service Monday to Saturday daytimes to Manchester Piccadilly westbound and Glossop/Hadfield eastbound with an hourly evening service in each direction .
A half-hourly service operates on Sunday daytime with slightly different times to the rest of the week.
[edit] Gallery
 Station sign |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Newton for Hyde railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Flowery Field | Northern Rail (Manchester-Glossop Line) |
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