Hayfield railway station
Hayfield railway station was the terminus of a three-mile-long branch from New Mills Central.History
Hayfield opened to passengers on 1 March 1868. The branch and station became the joint property of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway and the Midland Railway. It remained a joint station, latterly owned by the London and North Eastern Railway and the London Midland Scottish Railway, until nationalisation of the railways in 1948.
The branch was subsequently assigned to the London Midland Region of British Railways. Introduction of diesel multiple unit trains led to an improvement in passenger services and, by the 1960s, there was an hourly frequency to and from Manchester Piccadilly, with some additional trains at peak times. Unlike some neighbouring lines, the station also enjoyed an hourly Sunday service which was popular with walkers.
In common with most other branch lines, goods traffic dwindled after the Second World War and services were withdrawn from the station on 15 April 1963. Passenger traffic continued until its withdrawal on 5 January 1970.
As of 2020, the site has been demolished with the old trackbed being a footpath from Hayfield to just north of St.Georges Road in New Mills. There the trackbed has been built on and the line is lost until reaching New Mills Central.Image gallery
