Mills Hill
General information
Location	Middleton,Rochdale England
Coordinates	53°33′04″N2°10′18″W / 53.5511°N 2.1717°W /53.5511; -2.1717
Grid reference	SD887060
Managed by	Northern
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MIH
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Key dates
4 July 1839	Original station opened
11 August 1842	Closed
25 March 1985	Current station opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.339 million
2020/21	63,700
2021/22	0.190 million
2022/23	0.242 million
2023/24	0.298 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Mills Hill railway station is in theMills Hill area ofMiddleton in theMetropolitan Borough of Rochdale,^[1] inGreater Manchester, England. The station is 5¾ miles (9 km) north ofManchester Victoria on theCaldervale Line. Mills Hill lies on Middleton's common boundary withChadderton,^[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.

With an annual patronage of 314,000 entries and exits per year Mills Hill station is the second busiest unstaffed railway station within Transport for Greater Manchester's area. It is due to this fact that TfGM are pushing for funding to be made available to improve accessibility at the station for disabled passengers. The station is second only to Greenfield Railway Station on the prioritized list for this funding.

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] byBritish Rail at the same point as the original.

Since the May 2018 timetable change, the service pattern here has been completely revamped (though the half-hourly basic frequency remains unaltered). All trains (apart from a small number of weekday peak and late evening workings) run to/from Rochdale only, with passengers for destinations further north having to change there. Southbound trains still run to Manchester Victoria, with most continuing on toBolton andBlackburn/Clitheroe viaDarwen.^[3]

On Sundays, an hourly service operates with trains running toSouthport viaWigan Wallgate southbound and to Blackburn via Todmorden andBurnley Manchester Road northbound.^[4]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Moston		Northern 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

As part of the Great North Rail Project byNetwork Rail, a ramp and lift will be installed for disabled access to the station.^[5]

• The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow

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• Train times andstation information for Mills Hill railway station fromNational Rail

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