Derker railway station
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{{Infobox UK station
|name = Derker
|code = DKR
|image =
|manager = [[Northern Rail]]
|locale = [[Derker]]
|borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham|Oldham]]
|lowusage0405 = 26,048
|lowusage0506 = 29,456
|lowusage0607 = 28,080
|platforms = 2
|pte = [[Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive|Greater Manchester]]
|zone =
|start = [[30 August]] [[1985]]
}}
'''Derker railway station''' is a railway station in Derker, northern [[Oldham]] in [[Greater Manchester]], [[England]]. It is on the [[Oldham Loop Line]], 13 km (8 miles) north east of [[Manchester Victoria]] and is managed by [[Northern Rail]].
It was opened, initially on an experimental basis, on [[30 August]] [[1985]]<ref name="AtoZRail">{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor=Alan Bevan |others=Railway Development Society |title=A—Z of Rail Reopenings |origdate= |origyear=1998 |origmonth=March |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |date= |year= |month= |publisher=Warwick Printing Company |location=Warwick |language= |isbn=0-901283-13-4 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}</ref> to replace [[Royton Junction railway station|Royton Junction]] station, ½ mile further along the line.
== Service ==
On Monday to Saturday daytimes there is a half-hourly service from Derker to Manchester Victoria southbound and [[Rochdale railway station|Rochdale]] northbound. On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Greater Manchester main railway stations}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Oldham]]
[[Category:Future Manchester Metrolink stations]]
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[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern Rail]]