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Milnrow
Metrolink station
Milnrow tram stop, in February 2014
General information
LocationMilnrow, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
England
Coordinates53°36′29″N 2°06′43″W / 53.60811°N 2.11202°W / 53.60811; -2.11202
Grid referenceSD926123
Line(s)Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone4
History
Opened2 November 1863
Key dates
3 October 2009Closed as a rail station
28 February 2013Conversion to Metrolink operation
Route map
Legend
0:00 Rochdale Town Centre
0:04 Rochdale Railway Station Parking National Rail http://cycling.tfgm.com/Pages/join-a-hub.aspx
Calder Valley line
0:07 Newbold
Rochdale Canal
0:08 Kingsway Business Park
0:10 Milnrow
 M62 
0:12 Newhey
0:16 Shaw and Crompton Parking
0:19 Derker Parking
0:21 Oldham Mumps Parking
0:23 Oldham Central
0:24 Oldham King Street
0:26 Westwood
0:29 Freehold
0:31 South Chadderton
 M60 
0:32 Hollinwood Parking http://cycling.tfgm.com/Pages/join-a-hub.aspx
Rochdale Canal
0:34 Failsworth
0:36 Newton Heath and Moston
Calder Valley line
0:39 Central Park
0:40 Monsall
to Queens Road Depot
to Queens Road
River Irk
to Victoria
This diagram:
Location

Milnrow is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 28 February 2013 and is located in Milnrow, a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, England.

The station sits on the site of Milnrow railway station, a regional rail station which opened on 2 November 1863 and closed on 3 October 2009 for conversion from heavy rail to light rail. It was along the Oldham Loop Line, which operated from Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham and thus was almost identical to the current Metrolink route.

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

At the time the station opened it was as part of a new line from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale East Junction, and created a Middleton Junction to Rochdale route. In 1880 a line was built from Oldham Werneth to Thorpes Bridge Junction near Newton Heath. Subsequently, the whole Thorpes Bridge Junction to Rochdale East Junction route became known as the Oldham Loop Line. The pattern of train services on the Oldham Loop Line involved a greater number of trains serving the Oldham stations, and less services continuing on to Milnrow and Rochdale. In the 1960s and 1970s fewer and fewer trains ran from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale, and in May 1972 the Secretary of State for Transport announced that this part of the Oldham Loop including Milnrow Station would be closed. The closure did not go ahead because what later became the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) agreed to fund the continuation of services (though the line through the station was subsequently singled between Rochdale & Shaw). The involvement of the GMPTE also lead to a more frequent pattern of trains serving the Oldham Mumps to Rochdale section including Milnrow.

The station closed on 3 October 2009 for the conversion of the line to Metrolink and re-opened as Milnrow tram stop on 28 February 2013. The route was re-doubled as part of the conversion work to allow a more frequent service to operate than before.

Services

Railways in Rochdale
Legend
Past, present and future
Rossendale Lines
to Bacup
Calderdale Lines
to Calderdale
Broadley Littleborough
Shawclough
and Healey
 Smithy Bridge
Wardleworth
Rochdale Newbold
Rochdale
Town Centre
Kingsway
Business Park
Milnrow
East Lancs Rly
to Bury
 Newhey
Broadfield
Oldham Lines
to Oldham
East Lancashire Railway Heywood Castleton
Mills Hill
Middleton
Manchester Lines North
to Manchester

Milnrow is located on the Oldham & Rochdale Line with trams towards Manchester city centre and Rochdale railway station. Services are mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Newheytowards East Didsbury East Didsbury–Rochdale Kingsway Business Parktowards Rochdale Town Centre
Historical railways
New Hey   L&YR
Oldham Loop Line 		  Rochdale

Gallery

  • Milnrow railway station in 1989 Milnrow railway station in 1989
  • October 2009 October 2009
  • Metrolink conversion November 2009 Metrolink conversion November 2009

References

  1. "Disused Stations: Milnrow Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "Next stop: Rochdale!". Transport for Greater Manchester. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

External links

Manchester Metrolink
Tram stops
Zone 1
Airport Line (2014)
Altrincham Line (1992)
Bury Line (1992)
East Manchester Line (2013)
Eccles Line (1999-00)
First City Crossing (1992)
Oldham & Rochdale Line (2012-14)
Piccadilly Spur (1992)
Second City Crossing (2015-17)
South Manchester Line (2011-13)
Trafford Park Line (2020)
A Metrolink tram

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