Rochdale railway station
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{{Infobox UK station|
name = Rochdale |
code = RCD |
image = [[Image:Rochdalestation111.JPG|300px|Rochdale railway station]] |
manager = [[Northern Rail]] |
locale = [[Rochdale]] |
borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale|Rochdale]] |
years = [[1839]]<br />[[1889]]<br />[[1979]]<br />|
events = Original station opened<br /> Current station opened<br />Reduced to 3 platforms<br />|
platforms = 3 |
usage0506 = 0.641 |
}}
'''Rochdale railway station''' serves the town of [[Rochdale]] in [[Greater Manchester]], [[England]]. The [[Manchester and Leeds Railway]] opened a station serving the town in the 19th century. The station was built, for reasons of economy of building and operation, some distance to the South (and up a steep hill) from the town centre.
The station is on the [[Oldham Loop Line]] and the [[Caldervale Line]] and is managed by [[Northern Rail]]. They also operate all train services from Rochdale.
The original station opened in [[1839]] adjacent to Moss Lane, to the east of the current station which was opened in 1889.
The station was formerly much larger than today, serving a line to [[Bolton]] and another to [[Bacup]] as well as the lines still in existence. Passengers now walk through a subway
and climb stairs to the main concourse which includes a ticket office and snack bar.
==Services==
===[[Caldervale Line]]===
On Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service from Rochdale non-stop to [[Manchester Victoria]] (southbound) and to [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] via [[Bradford Interchange]] and [[Halifax railway station|Halifax]] northbound.
In the evenings and on Sundays there is an hourly service stopping at all stations to Manchester Victoria and Leeds.
====Future plans from December 2008====
Northern Rail have proposed changes to the Caldervale line services from December 2008. Three trains per hour will run between Leeds and Manchester Victoria - one will be the current stopping service, one will go via Dewsbury and Brighouse, and include stops at Moston, Mills Hill and Castleton, and one will be a limited stop service - between Bradford and Manchester the service will only call at Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and Rochdale.
===[[Oldham Loop Line]]===
On Monday to Saturday daytimes there are two half-hourly services from Rochdale to [[Manchester Victoria]] and beyond. One via [[Oldham Mumps railway station|Oldham Mumps]] and the other via [[Castleton railway station|Castleton]].
In the evenings and on Sundays there is an hourly service from Rochdale to Manchester Victoria via Oldham Mumps only. Caldervale Line trains provide the service via Castleton.
[[Image:Rochdalefront.jpg|300px|thumb|Frontage of Rochdale station, September 2007]]
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==References==
*The Oldham Loop by Jeffrey Wells (ISBN 1-870119-76-2)
*The Manchester and Leeds Railway by Martin Bairstow
*Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
==External links==
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