Whitefield Metrolink station
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Whitefield Metrolink station is a Manchester Metrolink
tram station in Whitefield
, Greater Manchester
on the former Manchester Victoria
to Bury
railway line.
The station lies in ticketing Zone A. Extensive park and ride
facilities were built in 2005 along with a new terminal for the old bus interchange. The area around the station has recently been redeveloped, and is centred around a new Morrisons
supermarket.
's 93 service runs to Bury via Unsworth and to Manchester via Hillock, Besses o'th Barn, Prestwich and Carr Clough, Maytree Travel
/Bluebird
service 95 starts from Whitefield and runs to Pendleton
via Prestwich and Maytree Travel's 513 service runs to Bury via Radcliffe and Bolton
via Farnworth
. First Manchester's 98 service to Bury via Radcliffe and to Manchester via Prestwich and 135 service, which runs frequently to Bury and to Manchester via Heaton Park and Cheetham Hill stop on nearby Bury New Road.
Manchester Metrolink
Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. It consists of four lines which converge in Manchester city centre and terminate in Bury, Altrincham, Eccles and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester and operated under contract by RATP Group...
tram station in Whitefield
Whitefield, Greater Manchester
Whitefield is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, south-southeast of Bury, and to the north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
on the former Manchester Victoria
Manchester Victoria station
Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England is the city's second largest mainline railway station. It is also a Metrolink station, one of eight within the City Zone...
to Bury
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
railway line.
The station lies in ticketing Zone A. Extensive park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
facilities were built in 2005 along with a new terminal for the old bus interchange. The area around the station has recently been redeveloped, and is centred around a new Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
supermarket.
Services
Whitefield is located on the Bury Line with trams towards Bury stopping every 6 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sunday daytime and every 15 minutes Sunday evenings. Trams also head towards Manchester and Altrincham, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes each to Manchester Piccadilly or Altrincham, while evening and Sundays journeys run to Altrincham via Manchester Piccadilly.Connecting bus routes
Whitefield is well served by buses, with some services stopping outside the station. First ManchesterFirst Manchester
First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
's 93 service runs to Bury via Unsworth and to Manchester via Hillock, Besses o'th Barn, Prestwich and Carr Clough, Maytree Travel
Maytree Travel
Maytree Travel is a bus operator based in Bolton in Greater Manchester. The company was formed in 2008 by owner Gary Hawthorne, who took over the Bolton operations of Tyrer Bus, who first starting operating in Bolton in 2007. The company now has over 20 routes and runs in the Bolton and Wigan areas...
/Bluebird
Bluebird Bus & Coach
Bluebird Bus and Coach is a bus operator based in Middleton in Greater Manchester. The company was formed in 1988 by three members of the Dunstan family)...
service 95 starts from Whitefield and runs to Pendleton
Pendleton, Greater Manchester
Pendleton is an inner city area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is about from Manchester city centre. The A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district....
via Prestwich and Maytree Travel's 513 service runs to Bury via Radcliffe and Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
via Farnworth
Farnworth
Farnworth is within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is located southeast of Bolton, 6 miles south-west of Bury , and northwest of Manchester....
. First Manchester's 98 service to Bury via Radcliffe and to Manchester via Prestwich and 135 service, which runs frequently to Bury and to Manchester via Heaton Park and Cheetham Hill stop on nearby Bury New Road.