Railway line in Greater Manchester and Derbyshire, England
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Glossop line
A Northern Rail Class 323 electric multiple unit rounds a curve near Dinting in 2008
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
East Midlands North West England
Termini
Manchester Piccadilly
Glossop
Stations
13
Service
Type
Heavy rail
System
National Rail
Operator(s)
Northern Trains
Depot(s)
Longsight Electric TMD
Rolling stock
Class 323[1]
Technical
Number of tracks
Double track
Character
Suburban rail
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
Route map
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Glossop line
Legend
to Liverpool & Preston
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Mayfield
to Huddersfield line
West Coast Main Line
Ardwick*
to Huddersfield line
Ashburys
Hope Valley line
Gorton
Fallowfield Loop line
Fairfield*
M60 motorway
to Huddersfield line
Stockport–
Stalybridge line
Guide Bridge
to Stalybridge
Stalybridge Junction Rly
River Tame
Peak Forest Canal
Hope Valley line
Flowery Field
Newton for Hyde
M67 motorway
Godley
Cheshire Lines Committee
to Woodley
Godley Junction
Hattersley
Broadbottom
Etherow Viaduct over
River Etherow
Greater Manchester
Derbyshire
Dinting Viaduct
over Glossop Brook
Dinting
Glossop
Hadfield
Woodhead line
* Not served by Glossop line.
The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire, England. It formed part of the historic Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield Victoria. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains.
^"Train diagrams for December 2023 to June 2024 - a Freedom of Information request to Northern Trains Limited". WhatDoTheyKnow. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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