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Transport in M26

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near M26, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Bury
Region
North West
Population
47,058 (2024)
Transport

How well connected M26 is

36 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of M26. Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
4.5/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
36
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
1
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.6 miles
  • 02
    Whitefield (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.8 miles
  • 03
    Kearsley Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 04
    Farnworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 05
    Besses o'th'barn (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 06
    Besses o'th'Barn (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 08
    Bury (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.5 miles
  • 09
    Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.6 miles
  • 10
    Moses Gate Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 11
    Clifton (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.9 miles
  • 12
    Prestwich (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Ainsworth Road, 118 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

26.5% of working residents in M26 mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 54% drive to work.

M26England
Work from home26.5%31.5%
Drive54%44.5%
Car passenger4.4%3.9%
Bus or coach3.3%4.3%
Train0.4%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.7%1.9%
On foot5.3%7.6%
Bicycle1%2.1%
Other2.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

21.8% of households in M26 have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

M26England
No car or van21.8%23.5%
143%41.3%
227.4%26.1%
3 or more7.9%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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