Derker tram stop

30px Derker
Metrolink
260px Derker tram stop, on its opening day
Derker Location of Derker in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Derker
Local authority	Oldham
Coordinates
Grid reference	SD933058
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	British Rail
History
Opened	1985
Closed as rail station	3 October 2009
Conversion to Metrolink operation	16 December 2012
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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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 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.

Services

Services run mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.

Connecting bus routes

Route	Destination 1	Destination 2	Operator	Service	Stop Location
410	Circular via Higginshaw, Oldham , Glodwick, Roxbury, Clarksfield, Greenacres, Waterhead, Littlemoor, Derker	N/A	MCT	Mon-Sat Daytime	Yates Street
411	Circular via Derker, Littlemoor, Waterhead, Greenacres, Clarksfield, Roxbury, Glodwick, Oldham , Higginshaw	N/A	MCT	Mon-Sat Daytime	Yates Street
58	Rochdale via Shaw and Crompton , Newhey , Milnrow , Firgrove, Newbold	Middleton via Oldham , Chadderton, Mills Hill	First	Mon-Sat Daytime	Shaw Road
59	Rushcroft via Shaw and Crompton	Manchester via Oldham , Chadderton, Mills Hill , Middleton, Bowker Vale , Cheetham Hill	First	Daytime & Evening	Shaw Road

External links

• Metrolink stop information
• Derker area map

Preceding station		15px Manchester Metrolink		Following station
Oldham Mumps towards Ashton-under-Lyne		Rochdale Town Centre – Ashton-under-Lyne Line		Shaw and Crompton towards Rochdale Town Centre
Oldham Mumps towards Exchange Square		Rochdale Town Centre – Exchange Square Line Sundays and Bank Holidays only
		Shaw and Crompton – Exchange Square Line Monday to Saturday only		Shaw and Crompton Terminus
	From 26 June 2016
Oldham Mumps towards Exchange Square		Rochdale Town Centre – Exchange Square Line		Shaw and Crompton towards Rochdale Town Centre
Oldham Mumps towards Piccadilly		Shaw and Crompton – Piccadilly Line		Shaw and Crompton Terminus
	Historical railways
Oldham Mumps		Regional Railways Oldham Loop Line		Royton Junction

Oldham Lines - Past, Present and Future

Legend To Huddersfield Delph Diggle Measurements Dobcross Saddleworth Moorgate Halt Uppermill Greenfield Friezland To Rochdale To Tameside Shaw and Crompton Royton To Tameside Grasscroft Royton Junction Grotton and Springhead Derker Lees Oldham Mumps Oldham Glodwick Road Oldham Central Oldham Central; Oldham Clegg Street Oldham King Street To Ashton Westwood Oldham Werneth Chadderton MJOB To Middleton and Rochdale Freehold Middleton Junction South Chadderton To Manchester Hollinwood Failsworth To Manchester