Derker tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Derker
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5497°N -2.1016°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Line:Oldham and Rochdale Line
Status:In operation
Zone:3/4
Opened:1985
Original:British Rail
Platforms:2
Years1:3 October 2009
Events1:Closed as a rail station
Years2:16 December 2012
Events2:Conversion to Metrolink operation
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

Derker is a stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 16 December 2012 and is located in the Derker area of Oldham, England.

History

Derker railway station was opened, initially on an experimental basis, on 30 August 1985[1] by British Rail to replace station, ½ mile further along the line.

The station closed on 3 October 2009, was converted to light rail, and re-opened as Derker Metrolink station on 16 December 2012. The station is served by a 254 space Park and Ride car park, which is immediately adjacent to the station and is accessed from Cromford Street.[2]

References

  1. Book: Alan Bevan . Railway Development Society . A—Z of Rail Reopenings . 1998 . Warwick Printing Company . Warwick . 0-901283-13-4 .
  2. News: Kirby . Dean . Shaw and Crompton Metrolink trams start this Sunday . 12 December 2012 . Manchester Evening News . 12 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121215171525/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1595998_shaw-and-crompton-metrolink-trams-start-this-sunday . 15 December 2012 .

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