For a while, it saw the Midland's expresses from London; however, in 1875, a new and more direct route was built through Bredbury.

At at around 09:50, two trains collided across the single lead junction where the two routes diverged; these were the 09:33 from Rose Hill Marple to Manchester Piccadilly and the 09:36 from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield.

The official report found that the driver of the Rose Hill train had inadvertently passed a signal set at danger and passed onto the short section of single track between the platform end and the junction points where the collision took place.

[2] Hyde North is served by hourly trains in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays, with some additional services during the day between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple, via Guide Bridge.

Despite the station's former name, Hyde Junction, which suggested that passengers had a choice of routes, there never were platforms on the Glossop line here; trains call at nearby Flowery Field instead.