Bowker Vale

Bowker Vale
Metrolink
Bowker Vale in January 2017
Bowker Vale Location of Bowker Vale in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Bowker Vale and Blackley
Local authority	City of Manchester
Coordinates	53°31′30″N 2°15′00″W / 53.5249°N 2.2499°W / 53.5249; -2.2499Coordinates: 53°31′30″N 2°15′00″W / 53.5249°N 2.2499°W / 53.5249; -2.2499
Grid reference	SD835031
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	C
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail
History
Opened	26 September 1938 (1938-09-26)
Closed as rail station	17 August 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation	6 April 1992
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Bury Line

Bowker Vale is a stop on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 6 April 1992 as part of Phase 1 of the system's expansion and is on the border between the Bury and Manchester, England.

The station is adjacent to the site of the original Bowker Vale railway station, opened on 26 September 1938 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway and closed on 17 August 1991 for conversion to Metrolink.

Bowker Vale railway station was opened in 1938 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, to serve a growing inter-war residential area. The architecture of the station buildings and footbridge is a striking example of 1930s concrete design, perhaps inspired by the developments on the London Underground at the time.

The station forms part of Metrolink Ticketing Zone C. The bottom of the embankment to the north-east of the station forms part of the boundary between the City of Manchester and the Metropolitan Borough of Bury between the districts of Prestwich, Blackley and Crumpsall. The station is situated between Middleton Road and Windsor Road, three passageways provide public access to the station. Ticket machines are located on each platform. There is a public telephone located on the Bury-bound platform.