Place Whitefield Metrolink Zone A Opened 1 September 1879 | Grid reference SD805060 Present status In operation Platforms in use 2 | |
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Original operator Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Pre-grouping company Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Address Whitefield, Manchester M45 8GS, United Kingdom Similar Radcliffe tram stop, Hollinwood tram stop, Sale Water Park tram stop, Oldham Mumps tram stop, Navigation Road station | ||
Whitefield is a tram stop on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in Whitefield, a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England.
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Formerly Whitefield railway station located along 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 Zone A. 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.
Connecting bus routes
Whitefield is well served by buses, with some services stopping outside the station. First Greater Manchester'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. First Greater Manchester also run Monday-Saturday services on the 95 which runs between Bury and Pendleton via Radcliffe, and Prestwich, while First's Sunday service to Pendleton starts from Whitefield, outside the tram stop. Cumfybus's 513 service stops nearby on Church Lane and runs to Bury via Radcliffe and to Bolton via Farnworth.
Improvement works
The station is due to close in April 2017 for a number of weeks for refurbishment purposes. The station will have new shelters and renewed facilities.