Hyde Central railway station is the main station serving

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. Originally simply ''Hyde'', it was built by the

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, opening in 1858 as a branch from its main line through Penistone to

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. From 1862, the branch was extended to

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to meet the

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's extension of its line from

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. For a while, it saw Midlands expresses from London. In 1875, however, a new more direct route was built through

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. The substantial station buildings were demolished in 1980, with a new booking office at street level commissioned in their place. Hyde is also served by Hyde North, on the same line as Hyde Central, and by

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, Newton for Hyde and Godley on the electrified Manchester to

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/ Hadfield line.

Service

Hyde Central is served by a half-hourly weekday and Saturday service either way between

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and Rose Hill Marple. The frequency drops to hourly after 19:00 and there is no service after 22:00. There is no Sunday service. All trains are diesel multiple units, normally Class 150s or Class 195s, operated by

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. In July 2020, Northern informed local residents that services between Manchester and Rose Hill Marple would not operate between early September and mid-December 2020; this was due to the effects of the

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on their workforce. Although disruption occurred, the service was restored soon afterwards.

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Railway stations in Tameside DfT Category F1 stations Former Great Central and Midland Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858 Northern franchise railway stations Hyde, Greater Manchester {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub