Radcliffe
Metrolink station
Radcliffe Metrolink station in January 2017
General information
LocationRadcliffe, Bury
England
Coordinates53°33′45″N 2°19′16″W / 53.56238°N 2.32103°W / 53.56238; -2.32103
Grid referenceSD788073
Line(s)Bury Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone4
History
Opened1 September 1879
Previous namesRadcliffe New; Radcliffe Central
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail
Key dates
6 April 1992Conversion to Metrolink operation
1 July 1933; 3 May 1971Renamed
Location

Radcliffe is a tram stop in the town of Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.

History

It originally opened on 1 September 1879 as Radcliffe New 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 Bridge railway station on the line from Manchester to Bury via Clifton which closed in 1966.

It was rebuilt in 1956 to the designs of the architect John Broome[1]

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.[2] 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.

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Whitefield
towards Altrincham
 Altrincham–Bury Bury
Terminus
Whitefield
towards Piccadilly
 Bury–Piccadilly
Proposed
Whitefield   Bury Line   Buckley Wells
Disused railways
Whitefield
Line and station open		   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway   Withins Lane
Line open, station closed
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway   Ainsworth Road
Line and station closed

Connecting bus routes

Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by Diamond's 524 service, which runs frequently between Bury, Radcliffe and Bolton. It is also served by Vision bus's 513 service, which also runs between Bury, Radcliffe and Farnworth that runs near the station.[3] Radcliffe is also served by Radcliffe bus station.

References

  1. ↑ Lawrence, David (2018). British Rail Architecture 1948-97. Crecy Publishing Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9780860936855.
  2. ↑ "Brass Art, "From the Tower Falls the Shadow" (2005)". Retrieved 11 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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