Failsworth tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Failsworth
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5106°N -2.1629°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Line:Oldham and Rochdale Line
Status:In operation
Zone:3
Opened:26 April 1881
Original:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Pregroup:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Platforms:2
Years1:3 October 2009
Events1:Closed as a rail station
Years2:13 June 2012
Events2:Conversion to Metrolink operation
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

Failsworth tram stop is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line serving the town of Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England. It was formerly a railway station before its conversion to Metrolink in 2012.

History

Failsworth railway station opened on 26 April 1881[1] and was situated in Failsworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was notable for its wooden platforms.[2] The station was on the Oldham Loop Line NaNmiles north east of Manchester Victoria, and was operated and managed by Northern Rail at the time of its closure.[3]

The station closed on 3 October 2009[2] to enable the line to be converted to a Metrolink service. It was rebuilt and reopened as Failsworth tram stop on 13 June 2012.[4]

On 6 February 2013, a pedestrian died after a collision with a tram at the stop.[5]

Service pattern

Connecting bus routes

Failsworth station is served by two direct bus service but several services also stop nearby. Stotts Tours route 151 runs northbound to Hollinwood via New Moston and southbound to Hightown via Newton Heath, Harpurhey and Cheetham Hill. Stotts Tours route 159 also stops outside and runs northbound to Middleton via New Moston and southbound to Oldham via Woodhouses, Hollinwood and Chadderton.

On Oldham Road, First Greater Manchester routes 83, 180 and 184 provide frequent and direct buses between Manchester and Oldham with the 83 continuing to Sholver and the 180/184 running to Saddleworth plus Huddersfield (184).[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 93 .
  2. Web site: Failsworth. Disused Stations. 2012-06-26.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20081225115400/https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/fls/details.html Failsworth
  4. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-18403344 Metrolink trams line to Oldham reopens after 60 years
  5. News: 7 February 2013. Oldham News – News Headlines – First fatality on Oldham's new Metrolink line – Chronicle Online. Oldham Chronicle. 9 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps . Transport for Greater Manchester . 10 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050148/http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/Network-maps.aspx . 2 November 2012 . dead . dmy-all.