Radcliffe Metrolink station

 Radcliffe
Manchester Metrolink
Metrolink tram arrives at Radcliffe in 1992
Location
Place Radcliffe
Local authority Metropolitan Borough of Bury
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone A
Operations
Original operator Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping company Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping company London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail
History
Opened 1 September 1879
Conversion to Metrolink operation 6 April 1992
Former name Radcliffe New; Radcliffe Central
Renamed 1 July 1933; 3 May 1971
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Radcliffe Metrolink station is a Manchester Metrolink tram station in Radcliffe on the former Manchester Victoria to Bury railway line.

The station lies within Ticketing Zone A. There is a walkway from the station 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.

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Services

Radcliffe is located on the Bury Line with trams towards Bury stopping every 6 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sunday daytime and every 15 minutes Sunday evenings. Trams also head towards Manchester and Altrincham, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes each to Manchester Piccadilly or Altrincham, while evening and Sundays journeys run to Altrincham via Manchester Piccadilly[2].

Connecting bus routes

Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by First 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)[3].

References

  1. ^ "Brass Art, "From the Tower Falls the Shadow" (2005)". http://www.brassart.org.uk/worksmenu.php?showProj=4&tm=artwork&PHPSESSID=1d0a5b5b36eea5996f0e2f01b4392aa9. Retrieved 11 September 2008 
  2. ^ "Metrolink - Tram Times". Metrolink / Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/tramtimes/. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Newtork Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/maps.cfm. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 

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Radcliffe Black Lane
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Radcliffe Bridge
Radcliffe Central
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Whitefield
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Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
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Disused railways
Withins Lane   L&YR   Whitefield
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