Whitefield tram stop

Whitefield
Metrolink
Whitefield tram stop in January 2017
Whitefield Location of Whitefield in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Whitefield
Local authority	Bury
Coordinates	53°33′05″N 2°17′43″W / 53.5514°N 2.2953°W / 53.5514; -2.2953Coordinates: 53°33′05″N 2°17′43″W / 53.5514°N 2.2953°W / 53.5514; -2.2953
Grid reference	SD805060
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
History
Opened	1 September 1879 (1879-09-01)
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

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.

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

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.