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Rochdale Railway Station

Pink Line · one line calls here

Tram times hereMetrolink map
1linePink Line
15 minbetween tramsdaytime, Pink Line
05:42first tramMonday to Thursday
00:45+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at Rochdale Railway Station

Rochdale Railway Station is on the Pink Line and nothing else, so every tram through here is going one of two ways. It is about 54 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Pink Line, and 15.9 km away on the ground. On the Pink Line it is stop 2 of 33.

Manchester Metrolink — Rochdale Railway Station tram stop
A tram on the Metrolink network; the photograph is not of this stop in particular. Photo: Alan Barker, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tram times at Rochdale Railway Station

First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.

Pink Linetowards East Didsbury
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday06:0000:45+176
Friday06:0001:15+178
Saturday06:0001:15+178
Sunday07:0000:00+169
Pink Linetowards Rochdale Town Centre
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:4200:27+176
Friday05:4200:57+178
Saturday05:4200:57+178
Sunday06:4223:4269

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from Rochdale Railway Station

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

ToRiding timeChangesLine
the city centre
St Peter's Square
56 mindirectPink Line
Piccadilly station
Piccadilly
63 min1 changePink Line Blue Line
Victoria station
Victoria
48 mindirectPink Line
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport
115 min1 changePink Line Navy Line
MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK
83 min1 changePink Line Yellow Line
The Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre
86 min1 changePink Line Red Line

Riding time from the operator’s timetable, with 6 minutes allowed for each change. Waiting for the first tram is not included. Any other pair of stops: the journey planner.

Every departure from Rochdale Railway Station

The full list, hour by hour, straight from the registered timetable.

Monday to Thursday · East Didsbury
0600 15 30 45
0700 15 30 45
0800 15 30 45
0900 15 30 45
1000 15 30 45
1100 15 30 45
1200 15 30 45
1300 15 30 45
1400 15 30 45
1500 15 30 45
1600 15 30 45
1700 15 30 45
1800 15 30 45
1900 15 30 45
2000 15 30 45
2100 15 30 45
2200 15 30 45
2300 15 30 45
2400 15 30 45
Monday to Thursday · Rochdale Town Centre
0542 57
0612 27 42 57
0712 27 42 57
0812 27 42 57
0912 27 42 57
1012 27 42 57
1112 27 42 57
1212 27 42 57
1312 27 42 57
1412 27 42 57
1512 27 42 57
1612 27 42 57
1712 27 42 57
1812 27 42 57
1912 27 42 57
2012 27 42 57
2112 27 42 57
2212 27 42 57
2312 27 42 57
2412 27

Monday to Thursday, in the service day the operator uses: a tram shown as 24:12 leaves at 00:12 and belongs to the previous day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday first and last trams are in the table above.

Next and previous stops

Pink Line · towards East Didsburyfrom Rochdale Town Centre (4 min), on to Newbold (4 min)
Pink Line · towards Rochdale Town Centrefrom Newbold (4 min), on to Rochdale Town Centre (3 min)

Questions about Rochdale Railway Station

the Pink Line.

05:42, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

The last one leaves at 00:45, after midnight — it still counts as the previous day’s service, which is why timetables write it as a time past 24:00. Friday and Saturday run later still.

About 54 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Pink Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.

152 a weekday counting both directions — roughly one every 15 minutes each way through the middle of the day.

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