Crumpsall Metrolink station

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 Crumpsall
Metrolink

Crumpsall station in 2010
Crumpsall

Location of Crumpsall in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Crumpsall
Local authority City of Manchester
Coordinates 53°31′03″N 2°14′28″W / 53.5174°N 2.2410°W / 53.5174; -2.2410Coordinates: 53°31′03″N 2°14′28″W / 53.5174°N 2.2410°W / 53.5174; -2.2410
Grid reference SD841023
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone C
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping company London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail
History
Opened 1 September 1879 (1879-09-01)
Closed as rail station 17 August 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation 6 April 1992
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Crumpsall Metrolink station is a Manchester Metrolink station on the former Manchester Victoria to Bury railway line and is located on the corner of Crumpsall Lane and Station Road. The station forms part of Ticketing Zone C and is the stop for North Manchester General Hospital, which can be reached by connecting bus services. The station installed Falco cycle lockers in July 2011.

Services

Crumpsall railway station in 1988

Crumpsall 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 Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester and Altrincham, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes each to Ashton-under-Lyne via Manchester Piccadilly or Altrincham, while evening and Sundays journeys run to Ashton-under-Lyne only with journeys to Altrincham requiring a change of trams at Piccadilly Gardens.[1]

Connecting Bus Services

Crumpsall is served by First Greater Manchester/JPT service 88 and First service 149 to Manchester via North Manchester General Hospital and Cheetham Hill and by First/JPT service 89 and First service 149 from Manchester, with the 89 running a circular service back to Manchester via Higher Blackley, while service 149 runs to Oldham via Moston and Hollinwood. First service 154 also stops at Crumpsall running to the hospital and Cheetham Hill before continuing to Bury via Prestwich.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Crumpsall". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2010. 

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