Mills Hill railway station
Mills Hill  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Middleton |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Coordinates | 53°33′04″N 2°10′18″W / 53.5511°N 2.1717°WCoordinates: 53°33′04″N 2°10′18″W / 53.5511°N 2.1717°W |
| Grid reference | SD887060 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MIH |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.165 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.184 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.180 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.198 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.229 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.257 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.283 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.341 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.326 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.303 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| History | |
| Original company | Manchester and Leeds Railway |
| 4 July 1839 | Original station opened |
| 11 August 1842 | Closed |
| 25 March 1985 | Current station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mills Hill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Mills Hill railway station is in the Mills Hill area of Middleton in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale,[1] in Greater Manchester, England. The station is 5¾ miles (9 km) north of Manchester Victoria on the Caldervale Line. Mills Hill lies on Middleton's common boundary with Chadderton,[1] and thus serves both communities.
During the temporary closure of the Oldham Loop line for its conversion to Metrolink light rail (2009–12) the station acted as an informal railhead for much of the borough of Oldham.
History
The original station opened on 4 July 1839[2] before the completion of the branches to Middleton and Oldham, and closed on 11 August 1842[2] when these were opened. The current station opened on 25 March 1985[2] at the same point as the original.
Services
On Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to Manchester Victoria southbound (with an hourly extension to Kirkby & Wigan) and Rochdale northbound. Since the December 2008 timetable change,[3] alternate Rochdale trains continue eastwards to Leeds via Dewsbury.
In the evenings and on Sundays there is an hourly service to Manchester Victoria and to Leeds via Bradford.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (2008-04-30), Network Maps: Oldham (PDF), gmpte.com, retrieved 2008-07-28
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 160. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Northern Rail Proposed December 2008 Timetable West Yorks PTA website; Accessed 2008-12-18
References
- The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mills Hill railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Mills Hill railway station from National Rail
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| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Moston | Northern Rail Caldervale Line or Todmorden/Rochdale-Kirkby-Wigan Wallgate |
Castleton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Middleton Junction Line open, station closed |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Castleton Line and station open | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Middleton Junction Line open, station closed |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Heywood Line closed, station open | ||
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