Derker railway station 5271695 224745788 2008-07-10T06:32:31Z DGEred 3827226 Added rail usage figures for 0607 and 0405 {{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 == <references/> == External links == {{stn art lnk|DKR}} {{Oldham Loop Line}}{{rail start}} {{rail line|previous=[[Shaw and Crompton railway station|Shaw and Crompton]]|next=[[Oldham Mumps railway station|Oldham Mumps]]|route=[[Northern Rail]]<br /><small>[[Oldham Loop Line]]|col=8b00ff}} {{end box}} {{Greater Manchester main railway stations}} {{coor title d|53.5496|N|2.1016|W|type:Landmark}} [[Category:Railway stations in Oldham]] [[Category:Future Manchester Metrolink stations]] {{Manchester-railstation-stub}} [[Category:Railway stations served by Northern Rail]]