Derker Metrolink station

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 Derker
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Derker Metrolink station, on its opening day
Derker

Location of Derker in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Derker
Local authority Oldham
Coordinates 53°32′59″N 2°06′06″W / 53.5498°N 2.1016°W / 53.5498; -2.1016Coordinates: 53°32′59″N 2°06′06″W / 53.5498°N 2.1016°W / 53.5498; -2.1016
Grid reference SD933058
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator British Rail
History
Opened 1985
Closed as rail station 3 October 2009
Conversion to Metrolink operation 16 December 2012[1]
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Derker Metrolink station is a stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 16 December 2012 and is located in the Derker area of Oldham, England.

History

Derker railway station was opened, initially on an experimental basis, on 30 August 1985[2] to replace Royton Junction station, ½ mile further along the line.

The station closed on 3 October 2009, was converted to light rail, and re-opened as Derker Metrolink station on 16 December 2012. The station is served by a 254 space Park and Ride car park, which is immediately adjacent to the station and is accessed from Cromford Street.[1]

Services

Derker is located on the Oldham & Rochdale Line with trams towards East Didsbury via Manchester city centre and to Rochdale railway station via Shaw and Crompton running every 12 minutes throughout the day Mondays to Saturdays and Sunday daytime, while on Sunday evening, trams run every 15 minutes.[3]

Service pattern

  • 5 trams per hour to Rochdale railway station
  • 5 trams per hour to East Didsbury

Connecting bus routes

Route Destination 1 Destination 2 Operator Service Stop Location
410 Circular via Higginshaw, Oldham Manchester Metrolink, Glodwick, Roxbury, Clarksfield, Greenacres, Waterhead, Littlemoor, Derker N/A FirstGroup Mon-Sat Daytime Yates Street
410A Circular via Higginshaw, Oldham Manchester Metrolink, Glodwick, Roxbury, Clarksfield, Greenacres, Waterhead Post Office, Littlemoor, Derker N/A FirstGroup Mon-Fri School Days Yates Street
411 Circular via Derker, Littlemoor, Waterhead, Greenacres, Clarksfield, Roxbury, Glodwick, Oldham Manchester Metrolink, Higginshaw N/A FirstGroup Mon-Sat Daytime Yates Street
411A Circular via Derker, Littlemoor, Waterhead Post Office, Greenacres, Clarksfield, Roxbury, Glodwick, Oldham Manchester Metrolink, Higginshaw N/A FirstGroup Mon-Fri School Days Yates Street
58 Rochdale via Shaw and Crompton Manchester Metrolink, Newhey Manchester Metrolink, Milnrow Manchester Metrolink, Firgrove, Newbold Manchester Metrolink Middleton via Oldham Manchester Metrolink , Chadderton, Mills Hill National Rail FirstGroup Mon-Sat Daytime Shaw Road
59 Rushcroft via Shaw and Crompton Manchester Metrolink Manchester Manchester Metrolink via Oldham Manchester Metrolink , Chadderton, Mills Hill National Rail, Middleton, Bowker Vale Manchester Metrolink, Cheetham Hill FirstGroup Daytime & Evening Shaw Road

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kirby, Dean (12 December 2012). "Shaw and Crompton Metrolink trams start this Sunday". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ Alan Bevan, ed. (1998). A—Z of Rail Reopenings. Railway Development Society. Warwick: Warwick Printing Company. ISBN 0-901283-13-4.  Unknown parameter |origmonth= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Derker". Metrolink / Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 13 February 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 13 February 2013. 

External links

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Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards East Didsbury
 East Didsbury – Rochdale Railway Station Line
    Under construction    
towards Victoria
 Oldham and Rochdale Line
Historical railways
Royton Junction   Regional Railways
Oldham Loop Line		   Oldham Mumps


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