Radcliffe Metrolink station

Infobox Manchester Metrolink station
name = Radcliffe


caption = Radcliffe railway station in 1988
Metrolink Zone = A
locale = Radcliffe
borough = Bury
open =
metrolinksince=1992-04-06

Radcliffe Metrolink station is a Manchester Metrolink tram station in Radcliffe on the former Manchester Victoria to Bury railway line.

The station lies within Ticketing Zone A. There is a walkway from the station 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. [Citation|title=Brass Art, "From the Tower Falls the Shadow" (2005)|url= http://www.brassart.org.uk/worksmenu.php?showProj=4&tm=artwork&PHPSESSID=1d0a5b5b36eea5996f0e2f01b4392aa9|accessdate=2008-09-11] The station is located across from Radcliffe Riverside Community High School and a popular National Cycle Network route which was a former continuation of the railway line. When a railway station, the station was named Radcliffe Central to differentiate it from Radcliffe Black Lane station on the line from Bolton to Rochdale which closed in 1970.

References

* [http://www.gmpte.com/content.cfm?category_id=102783 GMPTE]

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