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Metrolink : Tram Stops

Metrolink has 37 stops. Broadly speaking they can be divided into three groups—former BR stations on the Phase One lines to Altrincham and Bury, original new-build stops on the Phase One lines in the city centre and new-build stops on the Phase Two line to Eccles (plus Shudehill, opened 2003; and Market Street, rebuilt 1998).

All stops have Passenger Information Displays and information boards, which include timetables and faretables. Shelters are a mixture of the original station structures (in some cases, BR-era bus stop-style shelters inherited from British Rail), and newer shelters to the same design as contemporary bus shelters in the Greater Manchester PTE area.

Former BR stations on the Bury and Altrincham lines have changed little since BR days—the full-length platforms, built to take trains several carriages long, remain although at many stations only that part needed for two-unit Metrolink services is maintained. The platforms are at main line railway height from the track, and many station buildings from BR days remain although at some stops buildings have been demolished. Many stops retain their booking hall, with a ticket window permanently closed with a roller shutter, and Metrolink ticket machines installed. Metrolink-style signs and paintwork are often the only alterations from the BR era.

Original stops in the city centre (Victoria, Piccadilly Gardens, Piccadilly, Mosley Street, St. Peter's Square and G-Mex) consist of platforms long enough for two-unit Metrolink services. At on-street stops the platforms gently ramp up at either end, and are to some extent part of the footpath. Because of its situation underneath Piccadilly main line railway station, Piccadilly stop is more substantial, with a mezzanine floor between tram platforms and the main line station concourse. Platforms at Mosley Street and St. Peter's Square have a full-height section the length of one Metrolink unit and a lower section which is used by the second unit in rush-hour two-unit formations. Market Street and High Street stops were also originally built like this, but these stops have been replaced by a rebuilt Market Street with a full-length island platform.

On the Phase Two line to Eccles, and at Market Street and Shudehill, all platforms are full-height, long enough for a two-unit formation. The platforms are more segregated than at the original city-centre stops, with steps at the ends of the platforms and ramps entering at the centre.

To view all Metrolink stops in Google Earth's satellite imagery, click here (requires Google Earth software—available for Windows Vista/XP/2000, Mac OS X 10.4.0+ and Linux). Each stop page also has a link to Google Earth imagery of that stop.

Select a stop name for pictures, or go to the Altrincham line, Bury line, Eccles line or city centre pages for clickable route maps
Stop	Location	Platforms	Line	Opening date	Notes
Altrincham	Station shared with National Rail	2 +2 National Rail	Altrincham	15/06/1992	Shares station with National Rail; part of Altrincham interchange
Navigation Road	Reserved track	1 +1 National Rail	Altrincham	15/06/1992	Consists of 1 bidirectional platform for Metrolink and 1 bidirectional platform for National Rail
Timperley	Reserved track	2	Altrincham	15/06/1992
Brooklands	Reserved track	2	Altrincham	15/06/1992
Sale	Reserved track	2	Altrincham	15/06/1992
Dane Road	Reserved track	2	Altrincham	15/06/1992
Stretford	Reserved track	2	Altrincham	15/06/1992
Old Trafford	Reserved track	2	Altrincham	15/06/1992	Formerly Warwick Road BR station
Trafford Bar	Reserved track	2	Altrincham	15/06/1992	Formerly Old Trafford BR station
Eccles	Reserved track	1	Eccles	21/07/2000
Ladywell	Reserved track	2	Eccles	21/07/2000	Park & Ride
Weaste	Reserved track	2	Eccles	21/07/2000
Langworthy	Reserved track	2	Eccles	21/07/2000
Broadway	Reserved track	2	Eccles	06/12/1999
Harbour City	Reserved track	2 staggered	Eccles	06/12/1999
Anchorage	Reserved track	2	Eccles	06/12/1999
Salford Quays	Reserved track	2	Eccles	06/12/1999
Exchange Quay	Reserved track	2	Eccles	06/12/1999
Pomona	Reserved track	2 island platform	Eccles	06/12/1999	elevated stop
Cornbrook	Reserved track	3 Island platform with 1 bay. Bay not used for public services	Altrincham/Eccles	06/12/1999	street access opened 3/9/05; previously the stop was for interchange only
G-Mex	Reserved track	2 staggered platforms	Altrincham/Eccles	27/04/1992	Interchange with Deansgate National Rail station
St. Peter's Square	On-street, tram only	2	Altrincham/Eccles	27/04/1992
Mosley Street	On-street, tram only	1 Altrincham/Eccles direction only	Altrincham/Eccles	27/04/1992	Stop serves trams towards Altrincham and Eccles only. No platform for Piccadilly/Victoria/Bury trams
Piccadilly Gardens	Reserved track	2 island platform	Altrincham/Eccles/Bury	20/07/1992	Interchange with bus station
Piccadilly	Part of National Rail station	2 1 arrival, 1 departure	Altrincham/Eccles/Bury	20/07/1992	Opened as Piccadilly Undercroft. Situated in undercroft (basement) of Piccadilly National Rail station
Market Street	On-street, tram-only	2 island platform	Bury	27/04/1992	10/8/98—new Market Street stop opened replacing High Street and original Market Street
Shudehill	Reserved track	2	Bury	25/04/2003
Victoria	Part of National Rail station	3 only 2 (island platform) in use	Bury	06/04/1992	Located in Victoria National Rail station
Woodlands Road	Reserved track	2	Bury	06/04/1992
Crumpsall	Reserved track	2	Bury	06/04/1992
Bowker Vale	Reserved track	2	Bury	06/04/1992
Heaton Park	Reserved track	2	Bury	06/04/1992
Prestwich	Reserved track	2	Bury	06/04/1992
Besses o'th'Barn	Reserved track	2 island platform	Bury	06/04/1992
Whitefield	Reserved track	2	Bury	06/04/1992
Radcliffe	Reserved track	2	Bury	06/04/1992
Bury	Reserved track	2 island platform	Bury	06/04/1992	Part of Bury Interchange—entrance is through bus station
Queens Road depot