Radcliffe tram stop

Template:Infobox Manchester Metrolink station Radcliffe is a tram stop 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. It originally opened as Radcliffe Central railway station on the former heavy rail line from Manchester Victoria to Bury.

The stop lies within Ticketing Zone A. 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.^[1] The station is located across from Radcliffe Riverside Community High School and a popular National Cycle Network route which was a continuation of the railway line. When a railway station, the station 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.

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 (513 only). 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.^[2] Radcliffe is also served by Radcliffe bus station.

Gallery

Radcliffe Central railway station in 1988
Metrolink tram arrives at Radcliffe in 1992

References

^ "Brass Art, "From the Tower Falls the Shadow" (2005)". Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

External links

Lines around Bury

Legend

Past, present and future

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink	Following station
Template:MML stations toward Template:MML stations		Template:MML lines	Template:MML stations toward Template:MML stations
Template:MML stations toward Template:MML stations		Template:MML lines	Template:MML stations toward Template:MML stations
	Proposed
Whitefield		Bury Line	Buckley Wells
	Disused railways
Whitefield Line and station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway	Withins Lane Line open, station closed
Whitefield Line and station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway	Ainsworth Road Line and station closed

[1] "Brass Art, "From the Tower Falls the Shadow" (2005)". Retrieved 11 September 2008.

[2] "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

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