Whitefield Metrolink Station
History
Formerly Whitefield railway station on 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 zones 3 and 4. Extensive park and ride facilities were built in 2015 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.
Preceding station | Manchester Metrolink | Following station | ||
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Besses o' th' Barn towards Altrincham
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Altrincham–Bury (peak only) | Radcliffe towards Bury
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Besses o' th' Barn towards Piccadilly
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Piccadilly–Bury |
Connecting bus routes
Whitefield is well served by buses, with some services stopping outside the station. The Bee Network'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. The Bee Network also runs Monday-Saturday services on the 95 which runs between Bury and Salford via Unsworth, Prestwich and Carr Clough.
Gallery
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Whitefield railway station in 1988
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A T-68 stops at Whitefield tram stop in 2008.