Whitefield
Metrolink station
Whitefield tram stop in 2017.
General information
LocationWhitefield, Bury
England
Coordinates53°33′04″N 2°17′42″W / 53.55117°N 2.29510°W / 53.55117; -2.29510
Grid referenceSD805060
Line(s)Bury Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3/4
History
Opened1 September 1879 (1879-09-01)
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 August 1991Closed as a rail station
6 April 1992Conversion to Metrolink operation
Location

Whitefield tram stop is in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England, on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.

History

Formerly Whitefield railway station on the Manchester Victoria to Bury heavy rail line, the station was converted and opened for Metrolink use on 6 April 1992. It lies in ticketing zones 3 and 4. Extensive park and ride facilities were built in 2005 along with a new terminal for the old bus interchange. The area around the station was redeveloped, and is centred on a new Morrisons supermarket.

Services

Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Besses o' th' Barn
towards Altrincham
Altrincham–Bury Radcliffe
towards Bury
Besses o' th' Barn
towards Piccadilly
Bury–Piccadilly

Connecting bus routes

Whitefield is well served by buses, with some services stopping outside the station. Go North West's 98 and 135 services both stop on nearby Bury New Road and run between Bury and Manchester with the 98 running via Radcliffe and Prestwich and the 135 service, which runs frequently via Heaton Park and Cheetham Hill. Go North West also run Monday-Saturday services on the 95 which runs between Bury and Salford via Unsworth, Prestwich and Carr Clough. Arriva used to run the 484 bus route terminating on Church Lane and ran to Prestwich and through to Eccles via Swinton.[1]

References

  1. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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