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Radcliffe
Radcliffe Metrolink station in January 2017
General information
Location	Radcliffe,Bury England
Coordinates	53°33′45″N2°19′16″W / 53.56238°N 2.32103°W /53.56238; -2.32103
Grid reference	SD788073
System	Metrolink station
Line	Bury Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1 September 1879
Previous names	Radcliffe New; Radcliffe Central
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail
Key dates
6 April 1992	Conversion to Metrolink operation
1 July 1933; 3 May 1971	Renamed
Route map Legend 0:00 Bury Bolton Street East Lancashire Railway River Irwell 0:05 Radcliffe River Irwell 0:08 Whitefield 0:10 Besses o' th' Barn  M60  0:11 Prestwich 0:13 Heaton Park 0:15 Bowker Vale 0:17 Crumpsall 0:19 Abraham Moss to Queens Road Depot 0:21 Queens Road toMonsall River Irk Calder Valley Line 0:26 Victoria  toExchange Square toShudehill This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Radcliffe is atram stop in the town ofRadcliffe,Greater Manchester, England. It is on theBury Line ofGreater Manchester's light railMetrolink system.

It originally opened on 1 September 1879 asRadcliffe New railway station on the formerheavy rail line fromManchester Victoria toBury. It was named Radcliffe Central railway station to differentiate it fromRadcliffe Bridge railway station on the line fromManchester to Bury viaClifton which closed in 1966.

It was rebuilt in 1956 to the designs of the architect John Broome^[1]

The stop lies within Ticketing Zone 4. There is a walkway from the stop towards the town centre and Radcliffe Bus Station (a 5 minute walk from the end of the walkway). A blue neon sign adorns the front of the station which reads"From the tower, falls the shadow", this was added in 2005.^[2] The station is located across from Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Spring Lane School, and a popularNational Cycle Network route which was a continuation of the railway line. Also, there is a Park & Ride located at this stop; therefore, there is a three-story car park at this stop.

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

v t e Lines around Bury
Legend
Past, present and future
Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Level Crossing Halt Tottington Sunny Wood Halt toRossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Halt Summerseat Woodhill Road Halt Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street toRochdale Lines Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Halt Liverpool and Bury Railway toBolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn toSalford Prestwich Heaton Park toManchester

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Whitefield towardsAltrincham		Altrincham–Bury (peak only)		Bury Terminus
Whitefield towardsPiccadilly		Piccadilly–Bury
Proposed
Whitefield towardsAltrincham		Altrincham–Bury (peak only)		Elton Reservoir towardsBury
Whitefield towardsPiccadilly		Piccadilly–Bury

Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by theBee Network's 524 and 513 service. The 524 servesBury, Radcliffe andBolton frequently and the 513 serves Bury,Radcliffe andFarnworth every hour. Radcliffe Metrolink is also served byRadcliffe bus station (5 minute walk away).

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  Radcliffe Central railway station in 1988
• 
  Metrolink tram arrives at Radcliffe in 1992
• 
  Metrolink M5000 arrives at Radcliffe in 2012

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• Radcliffe Stop Information
• Radcliffe area map

• 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
• Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
• John Broome railway stations

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