New cycle hub set to open in Rochdale

A new cycle hub, designed to encourage people to get on their bikes, is set to open next week  - located next to Rochdale Railway Station and Metrolink stop.

The hub has 42 cycle parking spaces, with lockers for storing cycle helmets and other cycling accessories. People who sign up to use the hub will be given a smartcard to access the secure facility which is covered by CCTV.

Rochdale’s Cycle Hub will be powered by an innovative new system which uses the data network rather than traditional electricity, which reduces power consumption, making it cost effective and environmentally friendly.

Councillor Cecile Biant, Cabinet Member for Public Health at Rochdale Council,  was joined by members of Rochdale Cycling Club for a sneak preview before the hub opens to members next week.

Councillor Biant said: “The cycle hub will be a fantastic addition to Rochdale’s rapidly extending transport network. Making exercise easier to do by providing a first class facility like this is crucial for keeping people fit and healthy, and it’s particularly appropriate that this should arrive just days after thousands of people lined the streets of Rochdale to watch the Tour De France travel through our borough.”

Membership of the Rochdale Cycle Hub will cost just £10 per year, and will also give access to hubs already open at Bury and Ashton.