Three new railway stations have been mooted for Rochdale in a bid to improve the borough's links with Manchester and the wider city region. While residents can hop on a train in Rochdale and be in the city centre within 15 minutes, there are concerns other parts of the borough are less well served.
Now councillors have back a motion to ‘investigate’ a proposal for a trio of new stations in outlying areas, providing ‘cleaner, cheaper and faster’ public transport.
The proposed three stations are:
