List of Manchester Metrolink tram stops

Since opening in 1992, the Manchester Metrolink light-rail/tram system has grown to a network of 99 tram stops.

Cornbrook tram stop, a major interchange on the Metrolink network
Geographic map of the system

The system opened in April 1992 with 20 tram stops with routes radiating from Manchester Victoria to Bury and Manchester Piccadilly to Altrincham. Phase 2 extended the network to Eccles with 12 new tram stops and a new interchange at Cornbrook was built in 1999. Phase 3a involved the construction of 36 new stops and new lines to Rochdale via Oldham, Tameside and East Didsbury. The first stops as part of Phase 3a opened in 2011 and the final stop opened in 2014. A new 9 miles (14 km) line to Manchester Airport became operational in November 2014 – 12 months ahead of schedule.[1][2]

The network consists of over 62 miles (100 km) of track, making it the largest tram system in the United Kingdom and second only to the London Underground in terms of an urban commuter network. As of 2020, upon the completion of the Trafford Park Line, the Metrolink system has 99 stops. Primary future proposals include tram-trains to Bolton and Wigan and an extension from East Didsbury to Stockport.

Borough Tram stops
Manchester 42
Trafford 18
Oldham 10
Salford 10
Tameside 7
Bury 6
Rochdale 6
Bolton 0
Stockport 0
Wigan 0
Total 99

Current stops

Correct as of 22 March 2020
Tram stop[3] Photo Line Metropolitan borough District Opened Zone Daily boarders
+ alighters (surveyed)[4]
Change Survey month[4] Notes
Abraham Moss Bury LineManchesterCheetham Hill18 November 201121,988Feb 2018 (Wednesday) For Library and College campus
Altrincham}
( Altrincham)
Altrincham LineTraffordAltrincham15 June 199249,408Jan 2018 (Thursday) For Altrincham railway station and Altrincham bus station
Anchorage Eccles LineSalfordSalford Quays12 June 199921,407Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Ashton Moss East Manchester LineTamesideAshton Moss9 October 20133727Nov 2017 (Thursday) For Leisure complex and Snipe retail park
Ashton-under-Lyne
( Ashton-under-Lyne)
East Manchester LineTamesideAshton-under-Lyne9 October 201332,760Nov 2017 (Thursday)For Ashton-under-lyne bus station and Ashton-under-lyne railway station
Ashton West East Manchester LineTamesideAshton Moss9 October 20133495Nov 2017 (Thursday) For Leisure and retail complex and Tameside stadium
Audenshaw East Manchester LineTamesideAudenshaw9 October 20133745Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Baguley Airport LineManchesterBaguley3 November 20143534Dec 2017 (Wednesday) For Roundthorn industrial estate
Barlow Moor Road Airport LineManchesterChorlton-cum-Hardy3 November 20142/31,079Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Barton Dock Road Trafford Park LineTraffordTrafford Park22 March 20203 For EventCity and the Trafford centre
Benchill Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 201441,368Dec 2017 (Wednesday)For Benchill health centre and sixth form college
Besses o' th' Barn Bury LineBuryBesses o' th' Barn6 April 199232,709Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Bowker Vale Bury LineManchesterBowker Vale6 April 19922/32,235Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Broadway Eccles LineSalfordSalford Quays12 June 199931,161Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Brooklands Altrincham LineTraffordBrooklands15 June 19923/44,468Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Burton Road South Manchester LineManchesterWithington23 May 201332,328Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Bury Bury LineBuryBury6 April 1992411,864Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Cemetery Road East Manchester LineTamesideDroylsden8 February 20133705Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Central Park Oldham and Rochdale LineManchesterNewton Heath13 June 201221,225Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Chorlton South Manchester LineManchesterChorlton7 July 201124,440Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Clayton Hall East Manchester LineManchesterClayton8 February 20132991Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Cornbrook Altrincham Line/Zone 1ManchesterSt George's6 December 19991/212,562Jan 2018 (Thursday)The tram station that serves the most lines (7)
Crossacres Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 20144684Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Crumpsall Bury LineManchesterCrumpsall6 April 199222,428Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Dane Road Altrincham LineTraffordSale, Greater Manchester15 June 199231,308Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Deansgate-Castlefield
( Deansgate)
Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre27 April 1992112,708Oct 2017 (Wednesday)Formerly G-Mex Metrolink station (1992–2010). A third platform was added in 2015
Derker Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamDerker16 December 20123/42,227Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Didsbury Village South Manchester LineManchesterDidsbury23 May 201332,232Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Droylsden East Manchester LineTamesideDroylsden8 February 201331,339Nov 2017 (Thursday)
East Didsbury
( East Didsbury)
South Manchester LineManchesterDidsbury23 May 201333,217Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Eccles
( Eccles)
Eccles LineSalfordEccles21 July 200022,793Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Edge Lane East Manchester LineTamesideDroylsden8 February 20132/31,477Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Etihad Campus East Manchester LineManchesterEtihad Campus8 February 201321,488Nov 2017 (Thursday)For Etihad Stadium
Exchange Quay Eccles LineSalfordSalford Quays12 June 199923,459Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Exchange Square Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre6 December 201516,061Oct 2017 (Wednesday)For Manchester Arndale
Failsworth Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamFailsworth13 June 201231,434Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Firswood South Manchester LineTraffordFirswood7 July 201121,523Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Freehold Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamChadderton13 June 201231,753Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Harbour City Eccles LineSalfordSalford Quays12 June 199921,687Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Heaton Park Bury LineBuryPrestwich6 April 199232,903Feb 2018 (Wednesday)For Heaton Park
Hollinwood Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamHollinwood13 June 201231,378Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Holt Town East Manchester LineManchesterHolt Town8 February 20132553Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Imperial War Museum Trafford Park LineTraffordTrafford Park22 March 20202
Kingsway Business Park Oldham and Rochdale LineRochdaleFirgrove28 February 20134689Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Ladywell Eccles LineSalfordLadywell12 June 199921,573Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Langworthy Eccles LineSalfordLangworthy12 June 199921,239Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Manchester Airport
( Airport railway station
Manchester Airport)
Airport LineManchesterRingway3 November 201441,668Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Market Street Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre27 April 1992110,088Oct 2017 (Wednesday)
Martinscroft Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 201441,151Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
MediaCityUK Eccles Line (spur)SalfordMediaCityUK20 September 201023,632Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Milnrow Oldham and Rochdale LineRochdaleMilnrow28 February 201341,362Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Monsall Oldham and Rochdale LineManchesterMonsall13 June 20122700Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Moor Road Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 201431,211Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Navigation Road Altrincham LineTraffordAltrincham15 June 199243,559Jan 2018 (Thursday)
New Islington Zone 1ManchesterNew Islington8 February 201312,128Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Newbold Oldham and Rochdale LineRochdaleNewbold28 February 201341,457Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Newhey Oldham and Rochdale LineRochdaleNewhey28 February 20134667Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Newton Heath and Moston Oldham and Rochdale LineManchesterNewton Heath13 June 20122/31,254Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Northern Moor Airport LineManchesterNorthern Moor3 November 201431,501Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Old Trafford Altrincham LineTraffordOld Trafford15 June 199223,406Jan 2018 (Thursday)For Old Trafford Cricket Ground & Old Trafford
Oldham Central Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamOldham27 January 201432,683Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Oldham King Street Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamOldham27 January 201432,830Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Oldham Mumps Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamOldham27 January 201432,090Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Parkway Trafford Park LineTraffordTrafford Park22 March 20202/3
Peel Hall Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 20144607Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Piccadilly
( Piccadilly)
Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre20 July 1992115,405Oct 2017 (Wednesday)
Piccadilly Gardens Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre27 April 1992113,303Oct 2017 (Wednesday)
Pomona Eccles LineTraffordPomona Docks12 June 19992174Jan 2018 (Wednesday)Least used metrolink station
Prestwich Bury LineBuryPrestwich6 April 199234,204Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Queens Road Bury LineManchesterCheetham Hill16 December 201321,214Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Radcliffe Bury LineBuryRadcliffe6 April 199245,491Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Robinswood Road Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 20144331Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Rochdale Railway Station
( Rochdale)
Oldham and Rochdale LineRochdaleRochdale28 February 201341,322Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Rochdale Town Centre Oldham and Rochdale LineRochdaleRochdale31 March 201442,546Jan 2018 (Thursday)for Rochdale interchange and number one riverside
Roundthorn Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 20143/41,635Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Sale Altrincham LineTraffordSale15 June 199235,714Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Sale Water Park Airport LineTraffordSale Water Park3 November 20143525Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Salford Quays Eccles LineSalfordSalford Quays12 June 199921,618Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Shadowmoss Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 20144654Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Shaw & Crompton Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamShaw & Crompton16 December 201243,330Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Shudehill
(Shudehill Interchange)
Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre31 March 200313,349Oct 2017 (Wednesday)For Manchester Arndale and bus services across manchester.
South Chadderton Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamChadderton13 June 201231,516Jan 2018 (Thursday)
St Peter's Square Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre27 April 1992125,021Oct 2017 (Wednesday)The stop closed from 28 June 2015 – 28 August 2016 for re-development and was transformed into a four-platform interchange
St Werburgh's Road South Manchester LineManchesterChorlton-cum-Hardy7 July 20112/32,426Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Stretford Altrincham LineTraffordStretford15 June 19922/34,232Jan 2018 (Thursday)
The Trafford Centre Trafford Park LineTraffordTrafford Park22 March 20203
Timperley Altrincham LineTraffordTimperley15 June 199243,757Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Trafford Bar Altrincham LineTraffordOld Trafford15 June 199225,716Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Velopark East Manchester LineManchesterClayton8 February 201321,417Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Victoria
( Manchester Victoria)
Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre6 April 1992112,621Oct 2017 (Wednesday)The stop was redeveloped from 2 platforms to 4 over 2014–15
Village Trafford Park LineTraffordTrafford Park22 March 20202
Weaste Eccles LineSalfordWeaste12 June 199921,256Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
West Didsbury South Manchester LineManchesterDidsbury23 May 201331,479Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Westwood Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamOldham27 January 201431,494Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Wharfside Trafford Park LineTraffordTrafford Park22 March 20202
Whitefield Bury LineBuryWhitefield6 April 19923/44,539Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Withington South Manchester LineManchesterWithington23 May 20133917Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Wythenshawe Park Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 201431,125Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Wythenshawe Town Centre Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe3 November 201442,202Dec 2017 (Wednesday)

Former stops

Stop Photo Line(s)[*] Metropolitan borough District Closed Notes
High Street Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre10 August 1998Closed in 1998 due to car traffic requirements on High Street
Mosley Street Zone 1ManchesterManchester city centre18 May 2013Closed in 2013 due to insufficient capacity with the opening of new Metrolink lines. More services created a bottleneck and trams at this stop would frequently hold-up trams behind so the stop was removed.
Woodlands Road Altrincham-BuryManchesterCheetham Hill16 December 2013Closed due to opening of Queens Road stop nearby

Fictional stops

Stop Photo Line(s)[*] Metropolitan borough District First seen Notes
Weatherfield North EcclesSalfordWeatherfield20 April 2018A fictional tram stop introduced into the Granada Television soap opera Coronation Street in 2018. The set is located at the Coronation Street set in MediaCityUK[5]

Map

Future

Proposed

The proposed Manchester Interchange for the High Speed 2 extension to Manchester is expected to be connected to Manchester Airport by a newly constructed Wythenshawe Loop.[6]

Buckley Wells, Elton Reservoir and Sandhills have been proposed as additional stops on the Bury Line, as well as Cop Road on the Oldham and Rochdale Line.[7][8]

Stop[3] Line(s)[*] Metropolitan
borough
District Planned
opening
Notes
Buckley Wells Bury LineBuryBuckley Wells
Cop Road Oldham and Rochdale LineOldhamMoorside
Davenport Green Wythenshawe LoopManchesterWythenshawe2033
Elton Reservoir Bury LineBuryFishpool
Gorsey Bank Stockport LineStockportStockport
Heaton Mersey Stockport LineHeaton MerseyStockport
Kings Reach Stockport LineStockportStockport
Manchester Interchange Wythenshawe LoopTraffordDavenport Green2033
Newall Green Wythenshawe LoopManchesterWythenshawe2033
Port Salford Trafford Park LineSalfordBarton-upon-Irwell2020s
Salford Reds Trafford Park LineSalfordBarton-upon-Irwell2020s
Sandhills Bury LineManchesterCollyhurst
Stockport Interchange Stockport LineStockportStockport
Trafford Quays Trafford Park LineTraffordTrafford Park2020s
Wythenshawe Hospital Wythenshawe LoopManchesterWythenshawe2033

Cancelled

Some stops were planned along new lines but were eventually dropped.

Stop[3] Line(s)[*] Metropolitan
borough
District Metrolink
Zone
Planned
opening
Notes
Drake Street Oldham-Rochdale LineRochdaleRochdale
Hardy Farm Airport LineManchesterChorlton-cum-Hardy
Haveley Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe
Hough End Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe
Woodhouse Park Airport LineManchesterWythenshawe

Platforms

Metrolink tram stops have between one and four platforms, though most (92) have two platforms. Some are island platforms allowing easier transfers between services.

Platforms Stops
4St Peter's Square,
Victoria
3Deansgate-Castlefield,
Shaw and Crompton
2All other stops
1Eccles,
Navigation Road,
Newton Heath and Moston

See also

References

  1. Metrolink.co.uk. "Airport line". Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. Guardian. "Manchester Metrolink line opens more than a year ahead of schedule". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. "Metrolink – Stop Information". Manchester Metrolink. TfGM. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section - Metrolink survey start of service until 7pm". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. Bourne, Dianne (12 March 2018). "First look at Coronation Street's new street". men. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. "Wythenshawe 'western loop' Metrolink tram line to be proposed". BBC News. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  7. "Metolink Network" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011.
  8. https://www.gmcameetings.co.uk/download/meetings/id/4048/9_gm_2040_transport_delivery_plan/
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