Derker tram stop

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Derker
Metrolink station
Derker Metrolink station.jpg
Derker tram stop, on its opening day
General information
Location Derker, Oldham
England
Coordinates 53°32′59″N2°06′06″W / 53.54972°N 2.10159°W / 53.54972; -2.10159
Grid reference SD933058
Line(s) Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3/4
History
Opened1985
Original company British Rail
Key dates
3 October 2009Closed as a rail station
16 December 2012 [1] Conversion to Metrolink operation
Location
Derker tram stop

Derker is a stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 16 December 2012 and is located in the Derker area of Oldham, England.

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History

Derker railway station was opened, initially on an experimental basis, on 30 August 1985 [2] by British Rail to replace Royton Junction station, ½ mile further along the line.

The station closed on 3 October 2009, was converted to light rail, and re-opened as Derker Metrolink station on 16 December 2012. The station is served by a 254 space Park and Ride car park, which is immediately adjacent to the station and is accessed from Cromford Street. [1]

Service pattern

Preceding station Manchester metrolink logo.PNG Manchester Metrolink Following station
Oldham Mumps
towards East Didsbury
East Didsbury–Rochdale Shaw and Crompton
East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only) Shaw and Crompton
Terminus
Historical railways
Oldham Mumps   Regional Railways
Oldham Loop Line
  Royton Junction

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References

  1. 1 2 Kirby, Dean (12 December 2012). "Shaw and Crompton Metrolink trams start this Sunday". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. Alan Bevan, ed. (1998). A—Z of Rail Reopenings. Railway Development Society. Warwick: Warwick Printing Company. ISBN   0-901283-13-4.