Radcliffe tram stop

Radcliffe is a tram stop and Park and ride site on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in Radcliffe, a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England.

Radcliffe
Metrolink
Radcliffe Metrolink station in January 2017
Radcliffe Location of Radcliffe in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Radcliffe
Local authority	Bury
Coordinates	53.5624°N 2.3211°W
Grid reference	SD788073
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	4
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
Conversion to Metrolink operation	6 April 1992
Former name	Radcliffe New; Radcliffe Central
Renamed	1 July 1933; 3 May 1971
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History

It originally opened on 1 September 1879 as Radcliffe Central railway station on the former heavy rail line from Manchester Victoria to Bury. It was named Radcliffe Central railway station to differentiate it from Radcliffe Black Lane railway station on the line from Bolton to Rochdale which closed in 1970.

It was rebuilt in 1956 to the designs of the architect John Broome[1]

Metrolink

The stop lies within Ticketing Zone 4. There is a walkway from the stop towards the town centre and Radcliffe Bus Station. A blue neon sign adorns the front of the station which reads "From the tower, falls the shadow", this was added in 2005.[2] The station is located across from Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Spring Lane School, and a popular National Cycle Network route which was a continuation of the railway line.

Services

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

Lines around Bury
Past, present and future
Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Crossing Tottington Sunny Wood to Rossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Summerseat Woodhill Road Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Heywood Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Liverpool and Bury Railway to Bolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn to Salford Prestwich Heaton Park to Manchester

Connecting bus routes

Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by Diamond's 524 service, which runs frequently between Bury, Radcliffe and Bolton. It is also served by Vision bus's 513 service, which also runs between Bury, Radcliffe and Farnworth that runs near the station.[3] Radcliffe is also served by Radcliffe bus station.

Gallery

• 
  Radcliffe Central railway station in 1988
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  Metrolink tram arrives at Radcliffe in 1992
• 
  Metrolink M5000 arrives at Radcliffe in 2012

References

1. Lawrence, David (2018). British Rail Architecture 1948-97. Crecy Publishing Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9780860936855.
2. "Brass Art, "From the Tower Falls the Shadow" (2005)". Retrieved 11 September 2008.
3. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

External links

• Radcliffe Stop Information
• Radcliffe area map