It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.

It originally opened on 1 September 1879 as Radcliffe New railway station on the former heavy rail line from Manchester Victoria to Bury.

It was rebuilt in 1956 to the designs of the architect John Broome[1] The stop lies within Ticketing Zone 4.

A blue neon sign adorns the front of the station which reads "From the tower, falls the shadow", this was added in 2005.

[2] The station is located across from Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Spring Lane School, and a popular National Cycle Network route which was a continuation of the railway line.