Radcliffe tram stop


Radcliffe is a tram stop and Park and ride site on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in Radcliffe, a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England.

History

It originally opened on 1 September 1879 as Radcliffe Central railway station on the former heavy rail line from Manchester Victoria to Bury. It was named Radcliffe Central railway station to differentiate it from Radcliffe Black Lane railway station on the line from Bolton to Rochdale which closed in 1970.
It was rebuilt in 1956 to the designs of the architect John Broome

Metrolink

The stop lies within Ticketing Zone 4. There is a walkway from the stop towards the town centre and Radcliffe Bus Station. A blue neon sign adorns the front of the station which reads "From the tower, falls the shadow", this was added in 2005. The station is located across from Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Spring Lane School, and a popular National Cycle Network route which was a continuation of the railway line.

Services

Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

Connecting bus routes

Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by First Greater Manchester's 524 service, which runs frequently between Bury, Radcliffe centre and Bolton. It is also served by Maytree Travel's 512 and 513 service, which also runs between Bury, Radcliffe and Bolton, with the services also serving Farnworth and Whitefield. Maytree's service 95 also runs to Bury while southbound heads to Pendleton via Whitefield and Prestwich. The 486, operated by Rosso runs near the station and operates from Radcliffe bus station towards Bury via Bradley Fold and Ainsworth.
Radcliffe is also served by Radcliffe bus station.

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