Newton for Hyde  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Hyde,Tameside England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°27′25″N2°04′01″W / 53.457°N 2.067°W /53.457; -2.067 | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ956955 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NWN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 17 November 1841 (1841-11-17) | Opened asNewton and Hyde | ||||
| 1 March 1858 | RenamedNewton for Hyde | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  47,768 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.113 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.107 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.127 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.140 million | ||||
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Newton for Hyde railway station, serves theNewton area ofHyde inGreater Manchester, England. Newton for Hyde is7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east ofManchester Piccadilly station and managed byNorthern Trains.[1] The station unusually features both a covered subway underneath the platforms and a larger viaduct tunnel accessible from both sides, meaning there are 2 ways to cross platforms underground. The eastern side of the station containing these passageways is raised on the viaduct.[2]
The station was opened by theSheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway as"Newton and Hyde" in 1841, however the station signage referred to the station as"Newton". Trains originally ran fromManchester[3] toSheffield[4] on theWoodhead Line, with a rail yard immediately to the south bounded by Sheffield Road, the remains of a covered shed being visible on the Westbound platform.[5] The line was electrified in 1953 and closed to passengers betweenHadfield andPenistone in 1970.[6] Following the privatisation of train services in 1997, the route was operated byFirst North Western until 2004 and thenNorthern Rail,[7] whose franchise was extended until February 2016.[8] Services were taken over by and ranNorthern from April 2016 to February 2020. Services are now run byNorthern Trains who took over running services in March 2020. The official name on tickets is"Newton for Hyde" to avoid confusion withNewton (South Lanarkshire) and from July 2007 new signage was installed with the legend 'Newton For Hyde'.
The station has a main building and staffed ticket office at street level - this is staffed six days per week on a part-time basis (morning and early afternoons only, like several others on the route such asBroadbottom). Waiting shelters, CIS displays, timetable information posters and bench seating are provided at platform level. The subway linking the platforms and ticket hall has steps, but level access is possible to the eastbound platform only via Danby Road.[9]
There is generally a half-hourly daily service Monday to Sunday daytimes to Manchester Piccadilly westbound andHadfield eastbound with additional weekday peak extras and an hourly evening service in each direction. Early morning, late evening and rush hour services start or terminate at Glossop.[10]
A half-hourly service operates on Sundays.
Buses do not run directly to or from the station, but the 346 bus (fromAshton-Under-Lyne toHyde) runs 100m north-east of the westbound platforms.[11]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Northern Trains Glossop Line | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway | Line open, station closed | ||
| Bolton | |
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| Bury | |
| Manchester (Manchester station group in italics) | |
| Oldham | |
| Rochdale | |
| Salford | |
| Stockport | |
| Tameside | |
| Trafford | |
| Wigan | |
† stations on theEast Lancashire Railway (heritage) | |
