Failsworth tram stop


Failsworth tram stop is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. It was formerly a railway station before its conversion to Metrolink in 2012.

History

Failsworth railway station opened on 26 April 1881 and was situated in Failsworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was notable for its wooden platforms. The station was on the Oldham Loop Line north east of Manchester Victoria, and was operated and managed by Northern Rail at the time of its closure.
The station closed on 3 October 2009 to enable the line to be converted to a Metrolink service, and re-opened as Failsworth Metrolink station on 13 June 2012.

Service pattern

Failsworth station is served by two direct bus service but several services also stop nearby. Stotts tours service 151 runs northbound to Hollinwood via New Moston and southbound to Hightown via Newton Heath, Harpurhey and Cheetham Hill. Manchester Community Transport service 159 also stops outside and runs northbound to Middleton via New Moston and southbound to Oldham via Woodhouses, Hollinwood and Chadderton.
On Oldham Road, First Greater Manchester services 83, 180 and 184 provide frequent and direct buses between Manchester and Oldham with the 83 continuing to Sholver and the 180/184 running to Saddleworth plus Huddersfield.