Failsworth tram stop

Failsworth
	Metrolink
	A Bombardier M5000 tram approaching Failsworth tram stop
	Failsworth Location of Failsworth in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Failsworth
Local authority	Oldham
Coordinates	53°30′37″N 2°09′48″W / 53.5104°N 2.1634°W
Grid reference	SD893016
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	3
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
Opened	26 April 1881
Closed as rail station	3 October 2009
Conversion to Metrolink operation	13 June 2012
Oldham and Rochdale Line
	Rochdale
	Railway Station
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Failsworth tram stop is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. It was formerly a railway station before its conversion to Metrolink in 2012.

History

Failsworth railway station opened on 26 April 1881^[1] and was situated in Failsworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It was notable for its wooden platforms.^[2] The station was on the Oldham Loop Line 3 ¹&fras1;₂ miles (6 km) north east of Manchester Victoria, and was operated and managed by Northern Rail at the time of its closure.^[3]

The station closed on 3 October 2009^[2] to enable the line to be converted to a Metrolink service. It was rebuilt and reopened as Failsworth tram stop on 13 June 2012.^[4]

Station prior to main line railway closure
Station exterior during Metrolink construction
The station after conversion to Metrolink

Service pattern

12 minute service to Shaw & Crompton with double trams in the peak
12 minute service to Rochdale Town Centre with double trams in the peak
6 minute service to East Didsbury with double trams in the peak

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink	Following station
Newton Heath & Moston towards East Didsbury	East Didsbury – Shaw and Crompton Line	Hollinwood towards Shaw and Crompton
Newton Heath & Moston towards East Didsbury	East Didsbury – Rochdale Town Centre Line	Hollinwood towards Rochdale Town Centre

Dean Lane	Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Oldham Loop Line	Hollinwood

Connecting bus routes

Failsworth station is served by two direct bus service but several services also stop nearby. Stotts Tours route 151 runs northbound to Hollinwood via New Moston and southbound to Hightown via Newton Heath, Harpurhey and Cheetham Hill. Stotts Tours route 159 also stops outside and runs northbound to Middleton via New Moston and southbound to Oldham via Woodhouses, Hollinwood and Chadderton.

On Oldham Road, First Greater Manchester routes 83, 180 and 184 provide frequent and direct buses between Manchester and Oldham with the 83 continuing to Sholver and the 180/184 running to Saddleworth plus Huddersfield (184).^[5]

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 93. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ ^a ^b "Failsworth". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
^ Failsworth National Rail
^ Metrolink trams line to Oldham reopens after 60 years BBC News 13 June 2012
^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.