Radcliffe tram stop

Radcliffe
Metrolink
Metrolink tram arrives at Radcliffe
Radcliffe Location of Radcliffe in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Radcliffe
Local authority	Bury
Coordinates	53°33′45″N 2°19′16″W / 53.5624°N 2.3211°WCoordinates: 53°33′45″N 2°19′16″W / 53.5624°N 2.3211°W
Grid reference	SD788073
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	A
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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Radcliffe is a tram stop 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. It originally opened as Radcliffe Central railway station on the former heavy rail line from Manchester Victoria to Bury.

The stop lies within Ticketing Zone A. 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.^[1] The station is located across from Radcliffe Riverside Community High School and a popular National Cycle Network route which was a continuation of the railway line. When a railway station, the station 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.

Services

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

Connecting bus routes

Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by First Greater Manchester's 524 service, which runs frequently between Bury, Radcliffe centre and Bolton. It is also served by Maytree Travel's 512 and 513 service, which also runs between Bury, Radcliffe and Bolton, with the services also serving Farnworth and Whitefield (513 only). Maytree's service 95 also runs to Bury while southbound heads to Pendleton via Whitefield and Prestwich. The 486, operated by Rosso runs near the station and operates from Radcliffe bus station towards Bury via Bradley Fold and Ainsworth.^[2] Radcliffe is also served by Radcliffe bus station.

Gallery

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  Radcliffe Central railway station in 1988

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  Metrolink tram arrives at Radcliffe in 1992

References

1. "Brass Art, "From the Tower Falls the Shadow" (2005)". Retrieved 11 September 2008.
2. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

External links

• Radcliffe Stop Information
• Radcliffe area map
• More photos of this station

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Past, Present and Future  Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles L.C. Halt Tottington Sunny Wood Halt Woolfold to Rossendale Brandlesholme Road Halt Ramsbottom Woodhill Road Halt Summerseat Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Heywood Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Halt 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