Bury Interchange

Bury Interchange is a transport hub in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Opened in 1980, it is the northern terminus of the Manchester Metrolink's Bury Line, which prior to 1992 was a heavy-rail line. It also incorporates a bus station.

Bury
Metrolink
A M5000 terminating at Bury Interchange in January 2017.
Bury Location of Bury in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Bury
Local authority	Bury
Coordinates	53.5914°N 2.2970°W
Grid reference	SD804105
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	4
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	London Midland Region of British Railways
History
Opened	17 March 1980
Closed as rail station	17 August 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation	6 April 1992
Bury Line Bury Bolton Street East Lancashire Railway River Irwell Radcliffe River Irwell Whitefield Besses o' th' Barn  M60  Prestwich Heaton Park Bowker Vale Crumpsall Abraham Moss to Queens Road Depot Queens Road to Rochdale River Irk Manchester Victoria  to Altrincham & Piccadilly

History

Bury Interchange was opened by British Rail in March 1980, integrating a new bus station with the northern terminus of the Bury-to-Manchester heavy railway line, a new short spur line was constructed to connect the new station. The railway had originally run into Bury Bolton Street which was further away from the town centre, and was closed by British Rail on the same day that Bury Interchange opened; Bury Bolton Street is now operated by the heritage East Lancashire Railway. The railway was redeveloped in the early 1990s to become part of the Manchester Metrolink network, forming the northern terminus.[1] The interchange is managed by Transport for Greater Manchester and has recently been refurbished, improving facilities and security for passengers.[2]

Metrolink services

Service pattern

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

Bus services

The majority of services are run by Go North West and Rosso with the remainder of services run by Arriva North West and Stagecoach Manchester. Now-defunct operators which have run services to or from the interchange in the past have included Ribble Motor Services, Crosville Motor Services, Yelloway Motor Services, Bee Line Buzz Company, Burnley & Pendle, Bolton Coachways, Mayne Coaches, Citibus Tours, Shearings, Blue Bus & Coach Services, Maytree Travel, JPT and First Greater Manchester.

There are frequent buses running to Manchester, Rochdale, Bolton, Middleton and Rawtenstall plus several parts of the Bury area including Heywood, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom and Tottington. Buses also run from Bury to Accrington, Bacup and Burnley.

Gallery

• 
  Class 504 units at the interchange in 1983.
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  A Class 504 leaving the station. The island platform layout of the station, which remains today, is visible in the right-hand corner.
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  Poet Ron Silliman's neon sculpture From Northern Soul (Bury Neon) is displayed at the entrance to Bury Interchange.
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  A T-68 tram at Bury Interchange in October 2007.

References

1. "Bury Bolton Street". Disused Railways. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
2. "Bury Interchange in line for safety improvements". GMPTE. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2008.

External links

• Metrolink Stop Information
• Bury Metrolink area map
• Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
• TheTrams.co.uk: Metrolink, Bury
• First Manchester
• Easyride Buses

Lines around Bury
Past, present and future
Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Crossing Tottington Sunny Wood to Rossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Summerseat Woodhill Road Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Heywood Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Liverpool and Bury Railway to Bolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn to Salford Prestwich Heaton Park to Manchester