Prestwich tram stop

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

History

The stop was originally Prestwich railway station, which was along the Manchester to Bury heavy rail line, completed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, in 1879 and opened on 1 September. The line was converted from steam to electric power as from 17 April 1916, using the third rail system. The station closed on 17 August 1991 to allow conversion of the route to the Metrolink system using overhead power lines, reopening on 6 April 1992.
The station forms part of Zone 3. It is located off Rectory Lane. A walkway connects the station to the Longfield Suite Precinct and Bury New Road.

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

service 484 ran to Eccles until Late 2020 when it was replaced by Diamond North West service 66 which stops outside the station.
On Bury New Road, which is on the opposite side of the shopping centre, Stagecoach Manchester services 97 and 98 run between Bury and Manchester, along with Stagecoach Manchester service 95 between Bury and Salford, and Stagecoach Manchester service 90 between Simister and Sedgely Park. Blackburn Bus Company run service X41 between Manchester and Blackburn via Accrington and Burnley Bus Company run service X43 between Manchester and Nelson via Rawtenstall and Burnley also stop on Bury New Road.