Hazel Grove railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Hazel Grove


manager = Northern Rail
code = HAZ
locale = Hazel Grove
borough = Stockport
usage0405 = 0.276
usage0506 = 0.325
usage0607 = 0.364
platforms = 2
pte = Greater Manchester
zone =
start =

Hazel Grove railway station is on the Stockport to Buxton / Sheffield line, serving the village of Hazel Grove, England, United Kingdom.

At one time there was another station in the village (Hazel Grove South), on the Midland Railway's line from New Mills South Junction to Manchester Central via Cheadle Heath, which opened in 1902, but it was less conveniently situated and closed in 1917. The line was extremely expensive to build with extensive earthworks. The navvies were accommodated in specially-built houses near the Rising Sun pub, which still exist, and are known as the "Navvy Mansions"."

The line from Edgeley Junction (just south of Stockport) to Hazel Grove was electrified in 1981 on the 25kV AC overhead system.

ervices

Today Hazel Grove is served by two trains per hour to/from Manchester Piccadilly - the hourly Blackpool North to Buxton DMU service and the hourly Piccadilly to Hazel Grove EMU service. Only a few of the fast DMU services between Manchester and Sheffield call at Hazel Grove - most go straight through the station.

The single-track Hazel Grove Chord opened in 1986. This allowed trains to/from Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly to access the former Manchester Central - New Mills South Junction line just south of Hazel Grove station and thus provides a faster route between Manchester and Sheffield than the former route via Romiley and New Mills Central.

From the start of the December 2008 timetable, Buxton to Blackpool North services will be curtailed to Manchester Piccadilly, with the current Hazel Grove to Manchester Piccadilly services being extended to Bolton station. [http://www.gmpta.gov.uk/uploads/agendas/1/110/Reports/Item%2011%20Dec%2008%20Rail%20Timetable%20(%201%20February%202008).pdf]

References

* Radford, B., (1988) "Midland Though The Peak" Unicorn Books
* Harrison, P., (2006) "Striking A Chord With Electric"

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