Whitefield tram stop is in Whitefield,

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, England, on the

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's light rail Metrolink system.

History

Formerly Whitefield railway station on the

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to Bury

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line, the station was converted and opened for Metrolink use on 6 April 1992. It lies in ticketing zones 3 and 4. Extensive

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facilities were built in 2015 along with a new terminal for the old bus interchange. The area around the station was redeveloped, and is centred on a new

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supermarket.

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

Whitefield is well served by buses, with some services stopping outside the station. The

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's 98 and 135 services both stop on nearby Bury New Road and run between Bury and Manchester with the 98 running via Radcliffe and

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and the 135 service, which runs frequently via

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and

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. The

also runs Monday-Saturday services on the 95 which runs between Bury and

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via

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, Prestwich and Carr Clough.

Gallery

Image:Whitefield railway station in 1988.jpg, Whitefield railway station in 1988 Image:Whitefield Metrolink Station.jpg, A T-68 stops at Whitefield tram stop in 2008.

References

External links

Whitefield Stop InformationWhitefield area map
{{Greater Manchester Metrolink stations Tram stops in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1991 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992 Tram stops on the Altrincham – Bury route Tram stops on the Bury – Piccadilly route Whitefield, Greater Manchester