Radcliffe tram stop

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

Radcliffe
Metrolink station
Radcliffe Metrolink station in January 2017
General information
Location	Radcliffe, Bury England
Coordinates	53.56238°N 2.32103°W / 53.56238; -2.32103
Grid reference	SD788073
Line(s)	Bury Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1 September 1879
Previous names	Radcliffe New; Radcliffe Central
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail
Key dates
6 April 1992	Conversion to Metrolink operation
1 July 1933; 3 May 1971	Renamed
Route map Legend 0:00 Bury Bolton Street East Lancashire Railway River Irwell 0:05 Radcliffe River Irwell 0:07 Whitefield 0:09 Besses o' th' Barn  M60  0:11 Prestwich 0:12 Heaton Park 0:14 Bowker Vale 0:15 Crumpsall 0:17 Abraham Moss to Queens Road Depot 0:19 Queens Road to Monsall River Irk Calder Valley Line 0:23 Victoria  to Exchange Square to Shudehill This diagram: view talk edit
Location

History

It originally opened on 1 September 1879 as Radcliffe New 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 Bridge railway station on the line from Manchester to Bury via Clifton which closed in 1966.

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 5 minute walk from the end of the walkway). 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. Also, There is a Park&Ride located at this stop, therefore there is a 3 story car park at this stop.

Services

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

v t e Lines around Bury
Legend
Past, present and future
Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Level Crossing Halt Tottington Sunny Wood Halt to Rossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Halt Summerseat Woodhill Road Halt Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Rochdale Lines 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

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Whitefield towards Altrincham		Altrincham–Bury (peak only)		Bury Terminus
Whitefield towards Piccadilly		Piccadilly–Bury

Connecting bus routes

Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by the Bee Network's 524 and 513 service. The 524 serves Bury, Radcliffe and Bolton frequently and the 513 serves Bury, Radcliffe and Farnworth every hour. Radcliffe Metrolink is also served by Radcliffe bus station (5 minute walk away).

Gallery

• 
  Radcliffe Central railway station in 1988
• 
  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.

External links

• Radcliffe Stop Information
• Radcliffe area map