Kingsway Business Park is a

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on the

Oldham and Rochdale Line The Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester running from Manchester city centre to Rochdale town centre via Oldham, using most of the trackbed of the former Oldham Loop Line which closed in ...

(ORL) of

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's Metrolink network. It is located in Firgrove, on the northeastern side of Kingsway Business Park in the

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, between the

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and Newbold stations. It opened as part of Phase 3a of the system's expansion, on 28 February 2013.

History

(Unopened) Kingsway Business Park Metrolink station

Following the rejection of the

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the station had an unknown future being unfunded by the rest of the 3A and 3B program with suggestions private contributions would be required for construction to proceed. In March 2011 it was proposed to cancel the plans for Drake Street Metrolink station for being too close to Rochdale Station Metrolink stop and generate efficiency savings while it was also noted a significant gap in coverage existed around Kingsway which could lead to the construction of Kingsway Business Park after all. On 8 July 2011 the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee gave approval of the station after Rochdale Council pledged £2.5m towards the stop.

Services

Kingsway Business Park is located on the Oldham & Rochdale Line with trams towards

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and Rochdale Town Centre. Services are mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.

References

External links

Metrolink stop informationKingsway Business Park area map
Tram stops in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2013 Tram stops on the East Didsbury to Rochdale line {{UK-metro-stub