Rochdale railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Rochdale | ||
| Local authority | Rochdale | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | RCD | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 0.641 million | ||
| History | |||
| 1839 1889 1979 |
Original station opened Current station opened Reduced to 3 platforms |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rochdale from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Rochdale railway station serves the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Manchester and Leeds Railway opened a station serving the town in the 19th century. The station was built, for reasons of economy of building and operation, some distance to the South (and up a steep hill) from the town centre.
The station is on the Oldham Loop Line and the Caldervale Line and is managed by Northern Rail. They also operate all train services from Rochdale.
The original station opened in 1839 adjacent to Moss Lane, to the east of the current station which was opened in 1889.
The station was formerly much larger than today, serving a line to Bolton and another to Bacup as well as the lines still in existence. Passengers now walk through a subway and climb stairs to the main concourse which includes a ticket office and snack bar.
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[edit] Services
[edit] Caldervale Line
On Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service from Rochdale non-stop to Manchester Victoria (southbound) and to Leeds via Bradford Interchange and Halifax northbound.
In the evenings and on Sundays there is an hourly service stopping at all stations to Manchester Victoria and Leeds.
[edit] Future plans from December 2008
Northern Rail have proposed changes to the Caldervale line services from December 2008. Three trains per hour will run between Leeds and Manchester Victoria - one will be the current stopping service, one will go via Dewsbury and Brighouse, and include stops at Moston, Mills Hill and Castleton, and one will be a limited stop service - between Bradford and Manchester the service will only call at Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and Rochdale.
[edit] Oldham Loop Line
On Monday to Saturday daytimes there are two half-hourly services from Rochdale to Manchester Victoria and beyond. One via Oldham Mumps and the other via Castleton.
In the evenings and on Sundays there is an hourly service from Rochdale to Manchester Victoria via Oldham Mumps only. Caldervale Line trains provide the service via Castleton.
[edit] References
- The Oldham Loop by Jeffrey Wells (ISBN 1-870119-76-2)
- The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Rochdale railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Castleton | Northern Rail Caldervale Line |
Smithy Bridge | ||
| Castleton | Northern Rail Oldham Loop Line |
Milnrow | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| N/A | L&YR Rochdale to Bacup Line |
Wardleworth | ||
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