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Hazel Grove railway station is on the Stockport to Buxton / Sheffield line, serving the town of Hazel Grove , England ( UK ). At one time there was another on the Midland Railway 's line from New Mills South Junction to Manchester Central , which opened in 1902 , but it was less conveniently situated and closed in 1917 . The line was extremely expensive to build with extensive earthworks. The navvies were accommodated in specially-built houses near the Rising Sun pub, which still exist, and are known as the ''"Navvy Mansions".'' The line from Edgeley Junction (just south of Stockport ) to Hazel Grove was electrified in 1981 on the 25 KV AC overhead system. SERVICES Today Hazel Grove is served by two trains per hour to/from Manchester Piccadilly - the hourly Blackpool North to Buxton DMU service and the hourly Piccadilly to Hazel Grove EMU service. Only a few of the fast DMU services between Manchester and Sheffield call at Hazel Grove - most go straight through the station. The single-track Hazel Grove Chord opened in 1986. This allowed trains to/from Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly to access the former Manchester Central - New Mills South Junction line just south of Hazel Grove station and thus provides a faster route between Manchester and Sheffield than the former route via Romiley and New Mills Central . REFERENCES
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