Failsworth - Transport

Transport

Failsworth's main thoroughfare is Oldham road (A62) which links Manchester and Oldham. The M60 is an orbital motorway circling Greater Manchester with access gained via junction 22

There are frequent buses running through Failsworth between Manchester city centre and Oldham on First Greater Manchester's 83 overground service. There is also a frequent service running to Manchester city centre and to Huddersfield/Saddleworth via Oldham with services 180 and 184. Other destinations which can be reached from Failsworth on the bus are Ashton-under-Lyne, Chadderton, Huddersfield, Rochdale, Royton, Saddleworth and Shaw and Crompton.

Failsworth railway station, located on Hardman Lane, was situated on the Oldham Loop Line. The un-manned station was managed by Northern Rail and allowed passengers to transit to Manchester Victoria or Rochdale via Oldham. It closed in October 2009 for conversion to a Metrolink station under the proposed phase 3a extension of the Manchester Metrolink.