Bowker Vale Metrolink station

 Bowker Vale
Metrolink

An M5000 departing Bowker Vale in 2010
Bowker Vale
Location of Bowker Vale in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Bowker Vale
Local authority City of Manchester
Coordinates 53°31′30″N 2°15′00″W / 53.5249°N 2.2499°WCoordinates: 53°31′30″N 2°15′00″W / 53.5249°N 2.2499°W
Grid reference SD835031
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone C
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping company London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail
History
Opened 26 September 1938
Closed as rail station 17 August 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation 6 April 1992
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Bowker Vale Metrolink station is stop on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 6 April 1992 as part of Phase 1 of the system's expansion, and is located in Bowker Vale, on the border between the Metropolitan Borough of Bury and the City of Manchester, England.

The station sits adjacent to the site of the original Bowker Vale railway station, which was opened on 26 September 1938 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway and closed on 17 August 1991 for conversion to Metrolink.

History

Bowker Vale railway station in 1988

Bowker Vale railway station was opened in 1938 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, to serve a growing inter-war residential area. The architecture of the station buildings and footbridge is a striking example of 1930s concrete design, perhaps inspired by the developments on the London Underground at the time.

The station forms part of Metrolink Ticketing Zone C. The bottom of the embankment to the north-east of the station forms part of the boundary between the City of Manchester and the Metropolitan Borough of Bury between the districts of Prestwich, Blackley and Crumpsall. The station is situated between Middleton Road and Windsor Road, three passageways provide public access to the station. Ticket machines are located on each platform. There is a public telephone located on the Bury-bound platform.[1]

Services

Bowker Vale 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.[2]

Connecting bus routes

From the station-adjacent bus stop, First Greater Manchester services 59 and 149 travel to Oldham. The 59 via Middleton before continuing to Rushcroft via Shaw, while 149 via Moston. First/JPT service 89 travels towards Manchester via Blackley and Harpurhey.

On the opposite side of Middleton Road from the station buses 59 and 149 travel towards Manchester, as does First/JPT service 88, with services 88 and 149 calling at North Manchester General Hospital and Crumpsall en route.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Metrolink Stop Information - Bowker Vale". Metrolink. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Bowker Vale". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

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