Bury Interchange

Bury
Metrolink
A M5000 terminating at Bury Interchange in January 2017.
Bury Location of Bury in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Bury
Local authority	Bury
Coordinates	53°35′29″N 2°17′49″W / 53.5914°N 2.2970°W / 53.5914; -2.2970Coordinates: 53°35′29″N 2°17′49″W / 53.5914°N 2.2970°W / 53.5914; -2.2970
Grid reference	SD804105
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	A
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	London Midland Region of British Railways
History
Opened	17 March 1980
Closed as rail station	17 August 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation	6 April 1992
Bury Line Bury Bolton Street East Lancashire Railway River Irwell Radcliffe River Irwell Whitefield Besses o' th' Barn Prestwich Heaton Park Bowker Vale Crumpsall Abraham Moss to Queens Road Depot Queens Road to Rochdale River Irk Manchester Victoria  to Altrincham and Piccadilly

Bury Line

Bury Interchange is a transport hub in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Opened in 1980, It is the northern terminus of the Manchester Metrolink's Bury Line, which prior to 1992 was a heavy-rail line. It also incorporates a bus station.

Bury Interchange was opened by British Rail in March 1980, integrating a new bus station with the northern terminus of the Bury-to-Manchester heavy railway line, a new short spur line was constructed to connect the new station. The railway had originally run into Bury Bolton Street which was further away from the town centre, and was closed by British Rail on the same day that Bury Interchange opened, it is now operated by the heritage East Lancashire Railway. The railway was redeveloped in the early 1990s to become part of the Manchester Metrolink network, forming the northern terminus. The interchange is managed by Transport for Greater Manchester and has recently been refurbished, improving facilities and security for passengers.

In 1994, pensioner Shirley Leach was murdered at the interchange on her way home from visiting her sick daughter in hospital. Despite the case going cold, DNA evidence finally convicted her killer in 2006.

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

The majority of services are run by First Greater Manchester and Rosso with the remainder of services run by Arriva North West and Stagecoach Manchester. Now-defunct operators which have run services to or from the Interchange in the past have included Ribble Motor Services, Crosville Motor Services, Yelloway Motor Services, The Bee Line Buzz Company, Burnley & Pendle, Bolton Coachways, Mayne & Son, Citibus, Shearings, Blue Bus, Maytree Travel and JP Travel.