Heaton Park tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Heaton Park
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5305°N -2.2672°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Line:Bury Line
Status:In operation
Zone:3
Opened:1879
Original:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail
Pregroup:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Platforms:2
Years2:6 April 1992
Events2:Conversion to Metrolink operation
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

Heaton Park is a tram stop at Heaton Park in the town of Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is part of Ticketing Zone 3, and is at the corner of Whittaker Lane and Bury Old Road, with an entrance to Heaton Park. This Metrolink stop is some from the Lakeside terminus of the Heaton Park Tramway, the heritage tramway within Heaton Park.

Services

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

Connecting bus routes

Go North West's 135 service calls outside the station towards Bury and Manchester. Tyrers Coaches run the 94 service between Bury and North Manchester General Hospital via Pilsworth Asda and Polefield. Arriva service 484 ran from Prestwich village to Kersal, Pendlebury, Swinton, Monton and Eccles, Until late 2020. Diamond also runs the 66 service that runs to Eccles from Prestwich Hospital.

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