Newhey tram stop

Newhey is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 28 February 2013 and is located in Newhey, a suburban village the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, England.

Newhey
Metrolink
Newhey tram stop, in February 2013
Newhey Location of Newhey in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Newhey
Local authority	Rochdale
Coordinates	53°36′03″N 2°05′40″W
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	4
Present status	In operation
History
Opened	2 November 1863
Closed as rail station	2009
Conversion to Metrolink operation	28 February 2013
Former name	New Hey
Oldham and Rochdale Line 0:00 Rochdale Town Centre 0:03 Rochdale Railway Station Calder Valley line 0:07 Newbold Rochdale Canal 0:09 Kingsway Business Park 0:11 Milnrow  M62  0:13 Newhey 0:17 Shaw and Crompton 0:21 Derker 0:23 Oldham Mumps 0:25 Oldham Central 0:26 Oldham King Street 0:28 Westwood 0:31 Freehold 0:33 South Chadderton  M60  0:34 Hollinwood Rochdale Canal 0:36 Failsworth 0:39 Newton Heath and Moston Calder Valley line 0:42 Central Park 0:44 Monsall to Queens Road Depot to Bury River Irk National Rail 0:49 Manchester Victoria to East Didsbury via Exchange Square to Shudehill

The stop sits on the site of New Hey railway station, a regional rail station which opened on 2 November 1863[1] and closed on 3 October 2009 for conversion from heavy rail to light rail. It was along the Oldham Loop Line, which operated from Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham and thus was almost identical to the current Metrolink route.

History

The station was situated on the Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham route which connected the city of Manchester to the town of Rochdale via Oldham and a number of smaller districts and suburbs including Newhey. At the time the station opened it was as part of a new line from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale East Junction, and created a Middleton Junction to Rochdale route. In 1880 a line was built from Oldham Werneth to Thorpes Bridge Junction near Newton Heath. Subsequently, the whole Thorpes Bridge Junction to Rochdale East Junction route became known as the Oldham Loop Line. The pattern of train services on the Oldham Loop Line involved a greater number of trains serving the Oldham stations, and less services continuing on to New Hey and Rochdale. In the 1960s and 1970s fewer and fewer trains ran from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale, and in May 1972 the Secretary of State for Transport announced that this part of the Oldham Loop including New Hey Station would be closed. The closure did not go ahead because what later became the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) agreed to fund the continuation of services. The involvement of the GMPTE also lead to a more frequent pattern of trains serving the Oldham Mumps to Rochdale section including New Hey,[2] though the Rochdale to Shaw portion was reduced to single track to reduce maintenance costs (leaving only one platform in use).

The station closed on 3 October 2009 for the conversion of the line to Metrolink and re-opened as Newhey Metrolink station, with the modern spelling of the village's name, from 28 February 2013.[3] The route was re-doubled during conversion to allow a more frequent service to operate and thus the rebuilt station has two platforms.

Services

Newhey is located on the Oldham & Rochdale Line with trams towards Manchester city centre and Rochdale running every 12 minutes throughout the day Mondays to Sundays.[4]

Connecting bus routes

Route	Destination 1	Destination 2	Operator	Service	Stop Location
182	Rochdale Add→{{rail-interchange}} via Milnrow Add→{{rail-interchange}}, Firgrove, Newbold Add→{{rail-interchange}}	Manchester Add→{{rail-interchange}} via Shaw Add→{{rail-interchange}}, Royton, Royal Oldham Hospital, Chadderton, Newton Heath Add→{{rail-interchange}} Central Park Add→{{rail-interchange}}	FirstGroup	Daytime & Evening	Shaw Road
R5	Rochdale Add→{{rail-interchange}} via Bentgate Estate, Milnrow Precinct, Holt Estate, Firgrove, Newbold Add→{{rail-interchange}}	Peppermint Bridge	Burnley Bus Company	Mon-Sat Daytime	Huddersfield Road

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Gallery

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  September 2009
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  Conversion to Metrolink, September 2010

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 169. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. "Disused Stations: New Hey Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
3. "Next stop: Rochdale!". Transport for Greater Manchester. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
4. "Metrolink - Tram Times - Newhey". Metrolink. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
5. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

External links

• Metrolink stop information
• Newhey area map

Railways in Rochdale
Past, present and future  Rossendale Lines to Bacup Calderdale Lines to Calderdale Broadley Littleborough Shawclough and Healey Smithy Bridge Wardleworth Rochdale Newbold Rochdale Town Centre Kingsway Business Park Milnrow East Lancs Rly to Bury Newhey Broadfield Oldham Lines to Oldham Heywood Castleton Mills Hill Middleton Manchester Lines North to Manchester