Well connected
Rochdale is extremely well served by motorways and boasts a first rate transport
infrastructure.
Straddled by three major motorways - the M60, M62 and M66 - you can
be in Manchester city centre within 30 minutes, and Leeds and Liverpool in
an hour.
Metrolink
The UK’s premier light rail network, Metrolink, will be arriving in
Rochdale by 2012 offering a fast direct route to Manchester city centre and
beyond.
The Metrolink will have dedicated stops both in the £13 million town
centre interchange, due to be completed by 2010, and at Kingsway Business
Park.
Train
Frequent trains connect Rochdale to the whole region and you won’t
have to wait more than 20 minutes for a direct train to Manchester.
The Trafford Park World Freight Centre, the largest road/rail interchange
outside of London, is just a 30 minute drive from Rochdale.
Bus
Rochdale enjoys direct bus links into Manchester city centre and around
the borough and surrounding areas.
Air
Manchester Airport, the largest in the UK outside of London, is just a 45
minute drive from Rochdale. It serves more than 200 destinations throughout
the world.
The airport’s world freight terminal employs 1,000 people and around
140,000 tonnes of export and import cargo is handled there every year.
Sea
Rochdale is a 45 minute drive from the port of Liverpool and 90 minutes
from Humberside’s ports. Liverpool handles over 30 million tonnes of
freight each year and is increasingly becoming a feeder port for Transatlantic
cargos. Humberside is home to the UK’s main ports for a wide range
of European, Scandinavian and Baltic destinations. |
