Newton Heath and Moston tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Newton Heath and Moston
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5043°N -2.1837°W
Line:Oldham and Rochdale Line
Status:In operation
Zone:2/3
Opened:13 June 2012
Former:Dean Lane, Newton Heath
Platforms:1
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

Newton Heath and Moston is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL), in the Newton Heath area of Manchester, England.

The stop is the partial replacement of Dean Lane railway station which was closed in 2009 to enable conversion of the Oldham Loop Line to Metrolink services with the station opening on 13 June 2012.[1]

History

See main article: Dean Lane railway station.

Connecting bus routes

The station is served by several bus services that either stop outside the station or on nearby Oldham Road and Old Church Street.

Outside the station, First Greater Manchester service 52 runs northbound to Pendleton via Harpurhey and Cheetham Hill and southbound to Failsworth via Newton Heath centre, First service 182 runs from Manchester to Rochdale via Chadderton, Royton and Shaw and Crompton.

On Oldham Road, First services 83, 180 and 184 provide frequent buses between Manchester and Oldham with the 83 continuing to Sholver and the 180/184 running to Saddleworth plus Huddersfield (184). In addition to the 182, First services 24 and 181 also run from Manchester to Rochdale via Chadderton, Royton and Shaw and Crompton (181).

On Old Church Street, Stagecoach service 171 runs to Withington Community Hospital via Gorton and Levenshulme, while Stotts Tours service 151 (which also stops on Oldham Road) runs between Hightown and Hollinwood and the 396, operated by Manchester Community Transport runs to Ashton-under-Lyne via Hollinwood.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metrolink line to Oldham set to open. 8 June 2012. Transport for Greater Manchester.
  2. Web site: Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps. Transport for Greater Manchester. 10 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050148/http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/Network-maps.aspx. 2 November 2012. dmy-all.