Radcliffe is a

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in the town of

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, England. It is on the

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's light rail Metrolink system.

History

It originally opened on 1 September 1879 as Radcliffe New railway station on the former heavy rail line from

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. It was named Radcliffe Central railway station to differentiate it from

Radcliffe Bridge railway station Radcliffe Bridge railway station was a Railway Station in Radcliffe built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between Bury and Clifton, both in Greater Manchester. It was opened on 25 September 1846, and was closed 7 July 19 ...

on the line from

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to Bury via Clifton which closed in 1966. It was rebuilt in 1956 to the designs of the architect John Broome

Metrolink

The stop lies within Ticketing Zone 4. There is a walkway from the stop towards the town centre and Radcliffe Bus Station. A blue neon sign adorns the front of the station which reads ''"From the tower, falls the shadow"'', this was added in 2005. The station is located across from Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Spring Lane School, and a popular

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route which was a continuation of the railway line.

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

Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by

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's 524 service, which runs frequently between Bury, Radcliffe and

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. It is also served by Vision bus's 513 service, which also runs between Bury, Radcliffe and Farnworth that runs near the station. Radcliffe is also served by Radcliffe bus station.

Gallery

Image:Radcliffe Central railway station in 1988.jpg, Radcliffe Central railway station in 1988 Image:Radcliffe station - geograph.org.uk - 714986.jpg, Metrolink tram arrives at Radcliffe in 1992 Image:Evening Tram at Radcliffe Metrolink station.jpg, Metrolink M5000 arrives at Radcliffe in 2012

References

External links

Radcliffe Stop InformationRadcliffe 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 to Bury line Tram stops on the Bury to Ashton-under-Lyne line Radcliffe, Greater Manchester John Broome railway stations