Besses o' th' Barn tram stop

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

Besses o' th' Barn
Metrolink
Tram arriving at Besses o'th' Barn in Jan 2017
Besses o' th' Barn Location of Besses o' th' Barn in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Besses o' th' Barn
Local authority	Bury
Coordinates	53.5419°N 2.2860°W / 53.5419; -2.2860
Grid reference	SD811050
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	3
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail
History
Opened	1 February 1933
Conversion to Metrolink operation	6 April 1992
Bury Line Bury Bolton Street East Lancashire Railway River Irwell Radcliffe River Irwell Whitefield Besses o' th' Barn  M60  Prestwich Heaton Park Bowker Vale Crumpsall Abraham Moss to Queens Road Depot Queens Road to Rochdale River Irk Manchester Victoria  to Altrincham & Piccadilly

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 Line		Whitefield towards Bury
Prestwich towards Piccadilly		Bury – Piccadilly Line

Connecting bus routes

First Greater Manchester's frequent 135 service runs between Bury and Manchester and stops adjacent to the station as does First services 92 and 93, which runs via Unsworth and Prestwich, as well as the Route 97 which runs between Bury and Manchester via Unsworth. Route 95, operated by First runs between Pendleton and Whitefield and calls next to Besses United Reformed Church as does the Route 98, operated by First Greater Manchester and Stagecoach Manchester which runs between Bury and Manchester via Radcliffe and Prestwich [3]

Gallery

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  Besses o'th' Barn railway station in 1966
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  T-68 tram leaving Besses o'th' Barn in 2009

References

1. "Totem BR(S) FF Light Green LONDON ROAD GUILDFORD - Totem Signs". GW Railwayana Auctions. November 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
2. "Totem BR(M) FF BESSES O' TH' BARN From The Former - Totem Signs". GW Railwayana Auctions. November 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
3. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

External links

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

Lines around Bury
Past, present and future
Holcombe Brook Greenmount Knowles Crossing Tottington Sunny Wood to Rossendale Woolfold Ramsbottom Brandlesholme Road Summerseat Woodhill Road Burrs Country Park Bury Bolton Street Bury Interchange Bury Knowsley Street to Heywood Radcliffe Black Lane Buckley Wells (proposed) Withins Lane Bradley Fold Ainsworth Road Liverpool and Bury Railway to Bolton Radcliffe Bridge Radcliffe Ringley Road Whitefield Molyneux Brow Besses o' th' Barn to Salford Prestwich Heaton Park to Manchester