Tameside Railway Statistics

There are thirteen railway stations in Tameside.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Stalybridge 673,428
  2. 2 Guide Bridge 245,276
  3. 3 Mossley 209,130
  4. 4 Flowery Field 164,080
  5. 5 Ashton-Under-Lyne 154,486
  6. 6 Newton For Hyde 126,512
  7. 7 Broadbottom 120,372
  8. 8 Hattersley 84,512
  9. 9 Godley 71,324
  10. 10 Hyde Central 63,796

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Denton 54
  2. 2 Fairfield 21,728
  3. 3 Hyde North 35,340
  4. 4 Hyde Central 63,796
  5. 5 Godley 71,324

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Godley peaked during 2018-19 with 3,398,890 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 21% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 0% by 2024.

Passenger Estimates for Godley table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-981,160,162
1998-991,142,321
1999-001,249,495
2000-011,290,931
2001-021,335,159
2002-031,376,775
2003-04 
2004-051,762,102
2005-061,868,215
2006-071,844,258
2007-081,958,372
2008-092,466,722
2009-102,530,574
2010-112,812,314
2011-123,057,004
2012-132,873,184
2013-143,015,088
2014-152,836,434
2015-162,836,434
2016-173,100,950
2017-183,043,300
2018-193,398,890
2019-203,393,078
2020-21709,174
2021-221,868,184
2022-231,768,788
2023-24