Bowker Vale Metrolink station
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| Bowker Vale railway station in 1988 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Heaton Park |
| Local authority | Bury |
| Fare zone information | |
| Metrolink Zone | C |
| Metrolink since | 1992-04-06 |
| Manchester Metrolink | |
Bowker Vale Metrolink station is a Manchester Metrolink station on the former Manchester Victoria to Bury railway line.
It was opened in 1938 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, to serve a growing inter-war residential area. The architecture of the station buildings and footbridge is a striking example of 1930s concrete design, perhaps inspired by the developments on the London Underground at the time. (The station buildings have been closed off to the public.)
The station forms part of Metrolink Ticketing Zone C. The station forms part of the border between the City of Manchester and the Metropolitan Borough of Bury between the districts of Prestwich, Blackley and Crumpsall. The station is situated between Middleton Road and Windsor Road, three passageways provide public access to the station. Ticket machines are located on each platform. There is a public telephone located on the Bury-bound platform.
[edit] Connecting Bus Routes
From the station-adjacent Bus Stop, services 59 and 149 travel to Oldham. Bus 89 travels towards Manchester via Blackley and Harpurhey. 167 Bus Travels towards Norden via Heywood
On the opposite side of Middleton Road from the station buses 59, 149, 88 and 167 travel towards Manchester (services 149 and 88 call at North Manchester General Hospital and Crumpsall en-route).
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toward Bury
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Bury-Altrincham line |
toward Altrincham or Piccadilly
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