Oldham Lib-Dems support more frequent, more reliable train service for Greenfield Date published: 21 February 2021
Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE
Local Liberal Democrat Councillors want to see a half-hourly train service from Greenfield to Manchester and Huddersfield, and an hourly train direct to Leeds, to make rail travel more frequent and more reliable for passengers.
Liberal Democrat Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, who represents Oldham on the Transport for Greater Manchester Board and is the Leader of the Opposition on Oldham Council, has responded to the Greenfield Rail Action Group to confirm that he supports the group’s aspirations for a better and more reliable train service to the only mainland train station actually located within the Oldham Borough.
The railway station at Greenfield
Despite the pandemic, the campaigning Greenfield Rail Action Group (GRAG) have set an agenda to continue their battle for better services at Oldham’s only mainline rail station.
The group say since March travellers have been openly discouraged from travelling by public transport, with working from home becoming the norm.
The result is grossly overcrowded trains have given way to almost empty carriages where social distancing is easily achieved.
Mark Ashmore, Chair of the Group, said: Since its formation nearly 10 years ago the group has built meaningful relationships with providers, and these need to continue in order to maintain and improve the service at Greenfield station.