Newhey tram stop

30px Newhey
Metrolink
Newhey tram stop, in February 2013
Location
Place	Newhey
Local authority	Rochdale
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Present status	In operation
History
Opened	2 November 1863 (1863-11-02)
Closed as rail station	2009
Conversion to Metrolink operation	28 February 2013
Former name	New Hey
Oldham and Rochdale Line Rochdale Town Centre Rochdale Railway Station Newbold Kingsway Business Park Milnrow Newhey Shaw and Crompton Derker Oldham Mumps Oldham Central Oldham King Street Westwood Freehold South Chadderton Hollinwood Failsworth Newton Heath and Moston Central Park Monsall x20px to Queens Road Depot x20px to Bury Manchester Victoria  x20px to Exchange Square to Ashton-under-Lyne
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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.

The stop sits on the site of New Hey railway station, a regional rail station which opened on 2 November 1863 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

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

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, 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. 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 Saturdays and Sunday daytime, while on Sunday evening, trams run every 15 minutes.

Connecting bus routes

Route	Destination 1	Destination 2	Operator	Service	Stop Location
58	Rochdale via Milnrow , Firgrove, Newbold	Middleton via Shaw Derker , Oldham , Chadderton, Mills Hill	FirstGroup	Mon-Sat Daytime	Shaw Road
181(b)	Rochdale via Milnrow , Firgrove, Newbold	Manchester via Shaw , Heyside, Royton, Boundary Park, Chadderton, New Moston , Central Park (Monday-Saturday Daytime services operate from Shaw, Wren's Nest)	FirstGroup	Mon-Sat Evening All day Sunday	Shaw Road
182	Rochdale via Milnrow , Firgrove, Newbold	Manchester via Shaw , Royton, Royal Oldham Hospital, Chadderton, Newton Heath Central Park	FirstGroup	Daytime & Evening	Shaw Road
451 (a)	Rochdale via Bentgate Estate, Milnrow Precinct, Holt Estate, Firgrove, Newbold	Peppermint Bridge	FirstGroup	Mon-Sat Daytime	Huddersfield Road
451 (b)	Rochdale via Milnrow Precinct, Holt Estate, Firgrove, Newbold	Peppermint Bridge	MCT	Sunday Daytime	Huddersfield Road

Gallery

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  September 2009

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  Conversion to Metrolink, September 2010

External links

• Metrolink stop information
• Newhey area map

Preceding station		15px Manchester Metrolink		Following station
Shaw and Crompton towards Ashton-under-Lyne		Rochdale Town Centre – Ashton-under-Lyne Line		Milnrow towards Rochdale Town Centre
Shaw and Crompton towards Exchange Square		Rochdale Town Centre – Exchange Square Line Sundays and Bank Holidays only
	From 26 June 2016
Shaw and Crompton towards Exchange Square		Rochdale Town Centre – Exchange Square Line		Milnrow towards Rochdale Town Centre
	Historical railways
Shaw and Crompton		L&YR Oldham Loop Line		Milnrow

Railways in Rochdale (Past, Present and Future)
Legend
To Bacup To Calderdale Broadley Littleborough Shawclough and Healey Wardleworth Smithy Bridge Rochdale Town Centre Rochdale Newbold Kingsway Business Park To Bury Milnrow Broadfield Newhey To Oldham Heywood Castleton Middleton Mills Hill To Manchester