Besses o' th' Barn is a tram stop in the suburban area of Besses o' th' Barn, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.

Besses o' th' Barn
Metrolink station
Tram arriving at Besses o'th' Barn in Jan 2017
General information
Location	Besses o' th' Barn, Bury England
Coordinates	53.54202°N 2.28610°W / 53.54202; -2.28610
Grid reference	SD811050
Line(s)	Bury Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1 February 1933
Original company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail
6 April 1992	Conversion to Metrolink operation

History

Although the line was built in 1879 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, it was not until 1 February 1933 that Besses o' th' Barn railway station was opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, to cater for a large new housing development in the area. In 1992 the station, which was on the national rail network, became a stop on the Metrolink network. The station is in the network's Ticketing Zone B. It is unique, as it is the only original station on the Bury-Manchester line to have one island platform.

The original Totem Signs were the one of two to include lower case lettering, the other being London Road (Guildford).[1][2]

Services

Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Prestwich towards Altrincham		Altrincham–Bury		Whitefield towards Bury
Prestwich towards Piccadilly		Bury–Piccadilly

Connections

Go North West's frequent 135 service runs between Bury and Manchester and stops adjacent to the station , as well as the Route 97 which runs between Bury and Manchester via Unsworth. Route 95, operated by Go North West runs between Pendleton and Whitefield and calls next to Besses United Reformed Church as does the Route 98, operated by Go North West which runs between Bury and Manchester via Radcliffe and Prestwich. Arriva North West 484 service also ran to Whitefield and to Eccles via Swinton until Late 2020. [3]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Besses o' th' Barn Metrolink station.

• Besses o' th' Barn Stop Information
• Besses o' th' Barn area map

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