Prestwich tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Prestwich
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.5333°N -2.2819°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Line:Bury Line
Status:In operation
Zone:3
Opened:1 September 1879
Original:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail
Pregroup:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Platforms:2
Years1:17 August 1991
Events1:Closed as a rail station
Years2:6 April 1992
Events2:Conversion to Metrolink operation
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

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.

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 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.

Connecting bus routes

Arriva North West service 484 ran to Eccles until Late 2020 when it was replaced by Diamond North West service 66 which stops outside the station.

On Bury New Road, which is on the opposite side of the shopping centre, Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) services 97 and 98 run between Bury and Manchester (97 via Unsworth, 98 via Whitefield and Radcliffe), along with Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) service 95 between Bury and Salford, (Via Unsworth, Whitefield and Carr Clough) and Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) service 90 between Simister and Sedgely Park (Via Carr Clough). Blackburn Bus Company run service X41 (Branded as Red Express) between Manchester and Blackburn via Accrington and Burnley Bus Company run service X43 (Branded as Witchway) between Manchester and Nelson via Rawtenstall and Burnley also stop on Bury New Road.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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.