Bury Interchange is a

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in the town of Bury,

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. Opened in 1980, it is the northern terminus of the

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's Bury Line, which prior to 1992 was a heavy-rail line. It also incorporates a bus station.

History

Bury Interchange was opened by

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as part of the then-axed Picc-Vic tunnel project in March 1980, integrating a new

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with the northern terminus of the Bury-to-

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heavy railway line, a new short spur line was constructed to connect the new station. The railway had originally run into Bury Bolton Street which was further away from the town centre, and was closed by British Rail on the same day that Bury Interchange opened; Bury Bolton Street is now operated by the heritage East Lancashire Railway. The railway was redeveloped in the early-1990s to become part of the

network in 1992, forming the northern terminus. The interchange is managed by

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and has recently been refurbished, improving facilities and security for passengers. In March 2025 it was announced that the Bury Interchange redevelopment has been fast-tracked with £80 million to improve bus and tram connectivity across Greater Manchester.

Metrolink services

Service pattern

Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

Bus services

As of March 2024, most services from Bury Interchange are operated on behalf of

(Bee Network), with a large amount being run by

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and Go North West, with a smaller amount being run by Diamond Bus North West and First Manchester, all of which are operated under the new franchised Bee Network integrated system. A couple of cross - boundary routes run from the interchange, to Blackburn and Burnley, which are run by

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. Now-defunct operators which have run services to or from the interchange in the past have included Ribble Motor Services, Crosville Motor Services, Yelloway Motor Services,

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, Burnley & Pendle, Bolton Coachways, Mayne Coaches, Citibus Tours, Shearings, Blue Bus & Coach Services, Maytree Travel, and JPT. There are frequent buses running to

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, Langley Estate (Middleton), Middleton and Rawtenstall plus several parts of the Bury area including Heywood, Radcliffe, Whitefield, Prestwich, Ramsbottom and Tottington. Buses also run from Bury to

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and

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Gallery

Image:M77177 and M65456 and M77182 and M65461 at Bury Interchange station.jpg, Class 504 units at the interchange in 1983. Image:M77173 and M65452 departs Bury Interchange.jpg, A Class 504 leaving the station. The island platform layout of the station, which remains today, is visible in the right-hand corner. Image:From Northern Soul (Bury Neon).jpg, Poet Ron Silliman's neon sculpture ''From Northern Soul (Bury Neon)'' is displayed at the entrance to Bury Interchange. Image:Metrolink bury.jpg, A T-68 tram at Bury Interchange in October 2007.

References

External links

Metrolink Stop Information

Bury Metrolink area map

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive

TheTrams.co.uk: Metrolink, Bury

First Manchester

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