Whitefield tram stop

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Whitefield
Whitefield
Metrolink station
	Whitefield tram stop in 2017.
General information
Location	Whitefield, Bury; England
Coordinates	53°33′04″N 2°17′42″W / 53.55117°N 2.29510°W
Grid reference	SD805060
Line(s)	Bury Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3/4
History
Opened	1 September 1879
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 August 1991	Closed as a rail station
6 April 1992	Conversion to Metrolink operation
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Location

Whitefield tram stop is in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England, on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.

History

Formerly Whitefield railway station on the

heavy rail line, the station was converted and opened for Metrolink use on 6 April 1992. It lies in ticketing zones 3 and 4. Extensive park and ride facilities were built in 2015 along with a new terminal for the old bus interchange. The area around the station was redeveloped,^[when?] and is centred on a new Morrisons

supermarket.

Services

Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Besses o' th' Barn towards Altrincham		Altrincham–Bury (peak only)		Radcliffe towards Bury
Besses o' th' Barn towards Piccadilly		Piccadilly–Bury		Radcliffe towards Bury