Drake Street tram stop was a proposed

tram stop A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, ...

for

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's Metrolink light rail system, that was to be created to serve passengers boarding and alighting at Drake Street in

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, England. It was also known by the name Wet Rake tram stop, and was set to be located on the Oldham and Rochdale Line between

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and

Rochdale Town Centre tram stop Rochdale Town Centre is a tram stop and the terminus on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It was constructed as part of Phase 3b of the system's expansion, and is located on Smith Street, a ...

. Drake Street was set to be constructed during Phase 3b of Metrolink's expansion, but in March 2011 it was scrapped by the

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which believed it would be too close to Rochdale Town Centre and could serve as an efficiency saving to allow the construction of Kingsway Business Park tram stop.

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120211143030/http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/Oldham_Rochdale.html
Metrolink Stop at Drake Street set to be scrapped - Rochdale Observer

Drake Street Metrolink stop comes to the end - Rochdale Observer
* http://menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/1454391_fresh-hope-for-axed-drake-street-metrolink-tram-stop Proposed Manchester Metrolink tram stops Tram stops on the East Didsbury to Rochdale line {{UK-metro-stub