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W O R K
Where are Greater Manchester’s
S H E E T
public transport facilities?
3
Use the table of information to complete the statements below.
(1998 figures)
District
Population
Bus
Bus
Bus
Rail
Metrolink
in 000’s
Stops
Shelters
Stations
Stations
Stations
BOLTON
266
1,357
373
3
10
0
BURY
182
861
266
3
0
6
MANCHESTER
430
2,014
929
8
16
12
OLDHAM
220
1,071
386
3
7
0
ROCHDALE
207
1,064
308
2
7
0
SALFORD
235
1,021
434
2
9
0
STOCKPORT
291
1,124
352
1
18
0
TAMESIDE
221
1,162
367
3
13
0
TRAFFORD
219
918
332
2
9
7
WIGAN
310
1,464
418
2
10
0
Public transport in Greater Manchester in 1998.
the most bus stops. There are more/fewer bus shelters in Wigan/Salford than any other
district outside Manchester. Bus shelters are important to have because of the high/low
The district of Manchester has the largest/lowest numbers of people living in it within
amounts of rain the area gets.
Greater Manchester. It is not surprising that there are more/fewer transport facilities in the
Bury and Rochdale have small/large populations compared to the other districts. They both
Manchester district than any place else in the region. The district that has fewer/more rail
have similar/different numbers of bus stations but different/similar numbers of rail
stations than Manchester is Stockport. People living in Stockport find rail stations close by but
stations. At present Metrolink passes through 2/3 districts but fewer/more routes are
they only have a few/single bus station in the town centre that is close to the shops. Going
planned for in other districts.
places by rail is popular in most districts but only 4/5 of them have 10 or more railway stations.
At present it is clear that across Greater Manchester transport services are different/similar
Bury district has the smallest/largest population in Greater Manchester and the
in each district. The job of GMPTE is to provide more/fewer transport facilities to get more
largest/smallest number of bus stops and bus shelters. Like Trafford and Manchester
people moving together everyday.
districts, Bury has many/few Metrolink stations. Outside Manchester, Wigan/Bolton has

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