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Whitefield is a
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, bu ...
in the town of Whitefield,
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, England. It is on the
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of
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's light rail Metrolink system.


History

Formerly Whitefield railway station located along the
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to Bury
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line, the station was converted and opened for Metrolink use on 6 April 1992. It lies in ticketing zones 3 and 4. Extensive
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facilities were built in 2005 along with a new terminal for the old bus interchange. The area around the station was redeveloped, and is centred on a new
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supermarket.


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

Whitefield is well served by buses, with some services stopping outside the station.
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's 98 and 135 services both stop on nearby Bury New Road and run between Bury and Manchester with the 98 running via
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and Prestwich and the 135 service, which runs frequently via
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and
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.
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also run Monday-Saturday services on the 95 which runs between Bury and
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via
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, Prestwich and Carr Clough.
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Gallery

Image:Whitefield railway station in 1988.jpg, Whitefield railway station in 1988 Image:Whitefield Metrolink Station.jpg, A T-68 stops at Whitefield tram stop in 2008.


References


External links


Whitefield Stop InformationWhitefield 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 Whitefield, Greater Manchester