Hattersley railway station
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Hattersley railway station serves the Hattersley
housing estate in Tameside
, Greater Manchester
, England
. The station is 14 km (8.7 mi) east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line.
The station is an island platform
with a covered footbridge leading to the station's exit. It was opened in 1978. It once used to contain a glass waiting room/area, but was later torched by local youths. It is a 3 car stop. It has car parking spaces and once used to have a 201/211 bus service run to the station before continuing through Hattersley to the terminus or going to Hyde and Manchester.
Hattersley
Hattersley is a residential area within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the east of Hyde and 6 miles west of the Peak District National Park....
housing estate in Tameside
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is 14 km (8.7 mi) east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line.
The station is an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with a covered footbridge leading to the station's exit. It was opened in 1978. It once used to contain a glass waiting room/area, but was later torched by local youths. It is a 3 car stop. It has car parking spaces and once used to have a 201/211 bus service run to the station before continuing through Hattersley to the terminus or going to Hyde and Manchester.