Newton Heath and Moston tram stop

Newton Heath and Moston
Newton Heath and Moston looking west, September 2016.
General information
Location	Newton Heath, Manchester England
Coordinates	53°30′15″N2°11′01″W / 53.50425°N 2.18371°W / 53.50425; -2.18371
Grid reference	SD879008
System	Manchester Metrolink
Operated by	KeolisAmey
Transit authority	Transport for Greater Manchester
Line	Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms	1
Tram routes
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In operation
Station code	NHM
Fare zone	2/3
Website	Newton Heath and Moston tram stop
History
Opened	13 June 2012;13 years ago (2012-06-13)
Previous names	Dean Lane
Key dates
17 May 1880	Opened as Dean Lane railway station
3 October 2009	Closed for Metrolink conversion
13 June 2012	Opened as Newton Heath and Moston tram stop
Passengers
2007/08	29,228

Legend

0:00 Rochdale Town Centre 0:04 Rochdale Railway Station 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 0:19 Derker 0:21 Oldham Mumps 0:23 Oldham Central 0:24 Oldham King Street 0:26 Westwood 0:29 Freehold 0:31 South Chadderton  M60  0:32 Hollinwood 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

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Location

Newton Heath and Moston is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop in Newton Heath, Manchester. It is on the Oldham and Rochdale Line and in both fare zones 2 and 3. This stop was opened to Metrolink on 13 June 2012, ^[1] after previously serving as a railway station from 1880 to 2009. ^[2] This stop has step-free access.

The stop is located east of and below the Dean Lane road bridge in a railway cutting. It is near to Newton Heath TMD and Lightbowne Country Park, and the tram stop only has a single platform.

History

A Northern Rail service to Manchester Victoria approaching Dean Lane station: January 2008.

Dean Lane railway station opened on 17 May 1880 ^[2] with two platforms, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-east of Manchester Victoria along with the Oldham Loop Line section between Newton Heath and Oldham, and was operated and managed by Northern Rail in 2009 before its closure. There were once three stations in Newton Heath: Newton Heath, Dean Lane and Park. This station is 200 yards (180 m) away from Newton Heath TMD.

This railway line was included in proposals in 1984 for conversion to light rail, ^[3] and following October 2009, the entire line closed for conversion to Metrolink operation, ^[4] which included Dean Lane railway station. The Manchester platform was demolished by summer 2010 as the new single Metrolink platform was to be built in its place, ^[5] however the space taken up by the Rochdale platform was not needed for the Metrolink, so it was fully removed afterward at some point in 2011. ^{[6] [7]} It re-opened as a Metrolink light rail/tram stop on 13 June 2012 ^[1] with only a single platform (in place of where the demolished Manchester-bound platform was) and a single track in use by trams in both directions. ^[6]

Road signs still existed with Dean Lane railway station on them in 2024. ^[6]

Layout

View of the layout of Newton Heath and Moston: September 2012

Tram stop

Newton Heath and Moston has one platform serving one track only and was constructed with accessibility in mind. There are two entrances to the station, one via a short path and steps, another by a disabled access ramp winding down to platform level.

Two dot matrix passenger information displays stand on each side of the platform each, each showing estimated arrival times for trams in minutes up to 30 minutes prior (up to three at a time) and number of carriages. One at the east end shows departures towards Shaw and Crompton and Rochdale Town Centre, another at the west end shows departures towards East Didsbury.

Track layout

The Metrolink uses the southern light rail track in the railway cutting: the north track is heavy rail, still owned by Network Rail, and allows freight trains to access the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal facility nearby. ^[2]

For the Metrolink, the tracks reduce from double to single for about 850 metres, and is the second longest singled section of the Metrolink. ^[8]

Services

v t e Manchester railways
Legend
City Centre and North Past, present and future
Manchester Metrolink Main line services to Rochdale to Oldham Moston Newton Heath to Bury Newton Heath and Moston Bowker Vale to Tameside Crumpsall Clayton Bridge Abraham Moss Park Woodlands Road to Tameside Queens Road Central Park Monsall Edge Lane Miles Platting Clayton Hall Velopark Oldham Road Holt Town Manchester Victoria Etihad Campus Exchange New Islington to Ordsall Chord and to Salford Ardwick Shudehill Ashburys High Street │ Manchester Piccadilly Mayfield Market Street │ Piccadilly Gardens to South Manchester Exchange Square Gorton Mosley Street Manchester Oxford Road St Peter's Square to Belle Vue Manchester Central │ Deansgate- Castlefield Deansgate Liverpool Road to Hyde Road to Ordsall Chord and to Salford to Tameside Cornbrook Cornbrook Pomona to Eccles Trafford Bar to Trafford to Trafford Firswood to Altrincham to Chorlton

Every route across the Manchester Metrolink network operates to a 12-minute headway (5 tph) Monday–Saturday, and to a 15-minute headway (4 tph) on Sundays and bank holidays. Sections served by a second "peak only" route (like this stop) will have a combined headway of 6 minutes during peak times.

Newton Heath and Moston is located in Zone 2 and 3, and the stop itself has one platform. Trams towards Manchester heading to East Didsbury via Exchange Square will stop at the west end of the single platform (heading towards the road bridge), and trams towards Rochdale and Shaw via Oldham will stop at the east end of the single platform.

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Central Park towards East Didsbury		East Didsbury–Rochdale		Failsworth towards Rochdale Town Centre
		East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only)		Failsworth towards Shaw and Crompton
Historical railways
Miles Platting (closed 1995)		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Oldham Loop Line		Failsworth

Transport connections

Bus

Newton Heath and Moston tram stop is served closest by Bee Network bus routes 81 (Manchester–Oldham) on Coalshaw Green Road, and 159 (Middleton–Oldham) on Stanley Road.

Train

This tram stop is not connected to or near to any railway stations, but the nearest is Moston, about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away walking.

See also

• Newton Heath TMD

References

1. DVV Media Group GmbH. "Metrolink trams reach Oldham Mumps". dvz (in German). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
2. "Dean Lane". Disused Stations: Closed Stations in the UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
3. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (1984), Light Rapid Transit in Greater Manchester, GMPTE – publicity brochure
4. "Travels In Time: The Oldham Loop". Travels In Time. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
5. "Disused Stations: Dean Lane Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
6. Metrolink Insights (31 October 2024). The Remains of the Oldham Loop: 15 Years of Disuse (Part 1/2) . Retrieved 29 December 2025– via YouTube.
7. "Disused Stations: Dean Lane Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
8. Metrolink Insights (23 March 2025). The Remains of the Oldham Loop: 15 Years of Disuse (Part 2/2) . Retrieved 29 December 2025– via YouTube.

External links

• Newton Heath and Moston tram stop - Live departures
• Newton Heath and Moston tram stop - Area map
• LRTA Oldham Rochdale line