title: Radcliffe tram stop
text: # Radcliffe tram stop
  
  Radcliffe is a tram stop in the town of Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester'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 Manchester Victoria to Bury. It was named Radcliffe Central railway station to differentiate it from Radcliffe Bridge railway station on the line from Manchester 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 National Cycle Network 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.
  
  vteLines around Bury :
  
  Legend :
  
  Past, present and future :
  
  | Preceding station | Manchester Metrolink | Manchester Metrolink | Manchester Metrolink | Following station |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Whitefieldtowards Altrincham | | Altrincham–Bury | | BuryTerminus |
  | Whitefieldtowards Piccadilly | | Bury–Piccadilly | | BuryTerminus |
  | Proposed |||||
  | Whitefield | | Bury Line | | Buckley Wells |
  | | Disused railways | Disused railways | Disused railways | |
  | Whitefield Line and station open | | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | | Withins Lane Line open, station closed |
  | Whitefield Line and station open | | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | | Ainsworth Road Line and station closed |
  
  ## Connecting bus routes
  
  Radcliffe Metrolink station is served by Diamond's 524 service, which runs frequently between Bury, Radcliffe and Bolton. 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
  
  * Radcliffe Central railway station in 1988
  * Metrolink tram arrives at Radcliffe in 1992
  * Metrolink M5000 arrives at Radcliffe in 2012
  