Derker tram stop

Derker
Metrolink station
Derker tram stop, on its opening day
Location	Derker, Oldham England
Coordinates	53°32′59″N 2°06′06″W / 53.5498°N 2.1016°W / 53.5498; -2.1016Coordinates: 53°32′59″N 2°06′06″W / 53.5498°N 2.1016°W / 53.5498; -2.1016
Grid reference	SD933058
Line(s)	Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3/4
History
Opened	1985
Original company	British Rail
Key dates
3 October 2009	Closed as a rail station
16 December 2012[1]	Conversion to Metrolink operation
Route map Legend 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 This diagram: view talk
Location
Derker Location within Manchester_Metrolink

Derker is a stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 16 December 2012 and is located in the Derker area of Oldham, England.

History[]

Derker railway station was opened, initially on an experimental basis, on 30 August 1985^[2] by British Rail to replace Royton Junction station, ½ mile further along the line.

The station closed on 3 October 2009, was converted to light rail, and re-opened as Derker Metrolink station on 16 December 2012. The station is served by a 254 space Park and Ride car park, which is immediately adjacent to the station and is accessed from Cromford Street.^[1]

Service pattern[]

• 12 minute service to Shaw and Crompton with double trams in the peak
• 12 minute service to Rochdale Town Centre with double trams in the peak
• 6 minute service to East Didsbury with double trams in the peak

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink		Following station
Oldham Mumps towards East Didsbury		East Didsbury – Shaw and Crompton Line		Shaw and Crompton Terminus
Oldham Mumps towards East Didsbury		East Didsbury – Rochdale Town Centre Line		Shaw and Crompton towards Rochdale Town Centre
	Historical railways
Oldham Mumps		Regional Railways Oldham Loop Line		Royton Junction

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Derker Metrolink station.

• Metrolink stop information
• Derker area map

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