Radcliffe tram stop

Radcliffe is a tram stop on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in Radcliffe, a part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England. It originally opened as Radcliffe Central railway station on the former heavy rail line from Manchester Victoria to Bury.The stop lies within Ticketing Zone A. There is a walkway from the stop 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. The station is located across from Radcliffe Riverside Community High School and a popular National Cycle Network route which was a continuation of the railway line. When a railway station, the station was named Radcliffe Central railway station to differentiate it from Radcliffe Black Lane railway station on the line from Bolton to Rochdale which closed in 1970.ServicesServices mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.