Derker tram stop

 Derker
Metrolink

Derker tram stop, 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 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] by British Rail 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

Services run mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.

Connecting bus routes

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/410.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/411.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/58.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/RouteMaps/59.pdf
  7. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Derker Metrolink station.
Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
Rochdale Town Centre – Ashton-under-Lyne Line
Rochdale Town Centre – Exchange Square Line
Sundays and Bank Holidays only
Shaw and Crompton – Exchange Square Line
Monday to Saturday only
Terminus
Historical railways
Oldham Mumps   Regional Railways
Oldham Loop Line		   Royton Junction


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