Greenfield
Greenfield station, 2014
General information
Location	Greenfield,Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, England
Coordinates	53°32′20″N2°00′51″W / 53.5388°N 2.0142°W /53.5388; -2.0142
Grid reference	SD991046
Managed by	Northern Trains[1]
Transit authority	Transport for Greater Manchester
Platforms	2
Train operators	TransPennine Express
Other information
Station code	GNF
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 August 1849 (1849-08-01)	Station opened
1 September 1851	Delph branch opened
5 July 1856	Oldham branch opened
November 1963	Oldham and Delph branches closed
Passengers
2020/21	84,746
2021/22	0.279 million
2022/23	0.247 million
2023/24	0.255 million
2024/25	0.351 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Greenfield railway station serves the village ofGreenfield, inGreater Manchester, England. It is a stop on theHuddersfield Line, 12 miles (20 km) north-east ofManchester Victoria. It is the final station in Greater Manchester before the boundary withWest Yorkshire. It is managed byNorthern Trains, although onlyTransPennine Express trains call at this station.

The station is located near to the reservoirs ofDovestone andChew, as well as the whole ofChew Valley in thePeak District National Park.

The line through Greenfield was constructed by theHuddersfield and Manchester Railway, which was absorbed by theLondon and North Western Railway on 9 July 1847, before any of it was opened.^[2] The section betweenHuddersfield andStalybridge was opened on 1 August 1849; the station at Greenfield was opened the same day.^[2][3]

On 1 September 1851, the branch toDelph opened, which left the main line at Delph Junction,^[4] about a mile to the north of Greenfield; this was the last station before the junction, untilMoorgate Halt opened in 1912. A second branch, toOldham, opened on 5 July 1856; it left the main line just to the south of Greenfield.

Passenger services on the Delph & Oldham branches were withdrawn in May 1955,^[5] with complete closure following in 1964. A former bay platform can still be seen at the Stalybridge end of the station, which was used by some trains from the Oldham direction. For many years, the station had a peak-only service (see BR timetable 1974 et seq.).

TheBeeching Report proposed closure of all stations between Stalybridge and Huddersfield. In 1968, the government closed only half of the stations, including Diggle and Saddleworth, leaving only Greenfield to serve the area.

From 1968, the station's services were reduced drastically to just a handful of journeys to Manchester and Huddersfield at peak times only, in line with the other local stations on the Huddersfield Line at the time. From 1991, however, a new improved hourly stopping service in each direction was introduced, with hourly trains between Manchester Victoria and Huddersfield.

The ticket office is staffed on a part-time basis (Mondays to Saturdays, morning to early afternoon only) and there is also a ticket vending machine available. Step-free access is limited to the Manchester-bound platform only, as the Huddersfield-bound one can only be reached by footbridge.^[1]

Planning permission for the refurbishment of the station was granted in early 2008. This was to provide a new ticket office, refurbished waiting areas, toilets and a small shop; it was due to be completed in the winter of 2008. After some problems with planning regulations and the original building contractor going into administration,^[6] the new facilities were finally completed in spring 2009.

Greater Manchester mayorAndy Burnham has been campaigning for Greenfield station to have access to disability-friendly facilities, as it remains one of the only stations in Greater Manchester lacking them.

TransPennine Express provides a regular stopping service, with hourly trains in each direction betweenManchester Piccadilly,Huddersfield,Wakefield Kirkgate andYork; there are additional services at peak times.^[7]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Mossley		TransPennine Express North TransPennine Huddersfield Line		Marsden
	Disused railways
Grasscroft Line and station closed		L&NW Delph Donkey Line		Moorgate Halt Line open, station closed
Mossley Line and station open		L&NW Huddersfield Line		Saddleworth Line open, station closed

The Transpennine route through the station is being modernised and upgraded over the course of three control periods extending beyond 2029. It is planned that electrification of the line through the station will occur as part of the upgrade.^[8]

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  ANorthern RailClass 142 at the station.
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  AFirst TransPennine ExpressClass 185 passes through the station.
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  The station building, on the Manchester-bound platform.
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  The station in 1996.

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