Prestwich tram stop

Prestwich is a tram stop in the town of Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.

Prestwich
Metrolink station
Prestwich Metrolink station in Jan 2017.
General information
LocationPrestwich, Bury
England
Coordinates53.53329°N 2.28185°W / 53.53329; -2.28185
Grid referenceSD814041
Line(s)Bury Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3
History
Opened1 September 1879
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail
Key dates
17 August 1991Closed as a rail station
6 April 1992Conversion to Metrolink operation
Location

History

The stop was originally Prestwich railway station, which was along the Manchester to Bury heavy rail line, completed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, in 1879 and opened on 1 September. The line was converted from steam to electric power as from 17 April 1916, using the third rail system. The station closed on 17 August 1991 to allow conversion of the route to the Metrolink system using overhead power lines, reopening on 6 April 1992.

The station forms part of Ticketing Zone 3. It is located off Rectory Lane a walkway connects the station to the Longfield Suite Precinct and Bury New Road (A56).

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
Heaton Park
towards Altrincham
 Altrincham–Bury Besses o' th' Barn
towards Bury
Heaton Park
towards Piccadilly
 Bury–Piccadilly

Connecting bus routes

Arriva North West service 484 ran to Eccles until Late 2020 when it was replaced by Diamond North West service 66 to the nearby Tesco and Prestwich Hospital stops outside the station.

On Bury New Road, which is on the opposite side of the shopping centre, Go North West services 92, 93 (Evenings Only) and 98 run between Bury and Manchester (92 via Unsworth, Hollins and Pilsworth, 93 via Unsworth and 98 via Whitefield and Radcliffe), along with Go North West's 95 service between Bury and Salford. Blackburn Bus Company service X41 (Branded as Red Express) between Manchester and Blackburn via Accrington and Burnley Bus Company service X43 (Branded as Witchway) between Manchester and Nelson via Rawtenstall and Burnley also stop on Bury New Road.[1]

References
  1. "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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