Radcliffe tram stop

Radcliffe
Metrolink
Radcliffe Metrolink station in January 2017
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°W / 53.5624; -2.3211Coordinates: 53°33′45″N 2°19′16″W / 53.5624°N 2.3211°W / 53.5624; -2.3211
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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Bury Line

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

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. Radcliffe is also served by Radcliffe bus station.