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Metrolink : Tram Stops : Cornbrook

Line	Location	Opening date	number of platforms
Altrincham/Eccles	Reserved track	6th December 1999	3 Island platform with 1 bay. Bay not used for public services

Cornbrook is on the former Manchester–Altrincham railway line, but the stop opened with the Eccles extension in 1999. Cornbrook was unique when opened as there was no access to/from the street, the stop being used for transfer between Altrincham line trams and Eccles trams. The stop's street access finally opened in September 2005. The stop is between the dual carriageway A56 Chester Road and the derelict Pomona Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal, in an area which is set to undergo considerable redevelopment.

Pictures

Cornbrook's island platform and shelter, looking towards Altrincham

02/06/2004 • 000703

Cornbrook's third platform face is not for public use. This platform is at the end of the public island platform

02/06/2004 • 000704

Platform level at Cornbrook—this is the new passenger entrance and exit

03/11/2005 • 002205

Street level at Cornbrook, showing the entrance to the stop in one of the viaduct arches. The ticket machines are on the platform

03/11/2005 • 002311

Street level at Cornbrook. The entrance to the stop is along the viaduct to the left of the picture; the other side of the bridge is the main A56 Chester Road. There are still concerns regarding passenger safety at this location, as evidenced by the quantity of encaged CCTV cameras

03/11/2005 • 002312

When Cornbrook opened, it was for interchange only—passengers could change between Altrincham and Eccles line trams. This was the emergency exit to street level, which has since been opened up to form the passenger entrance/exit to the stop

02/06/2004 • 002313

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Location

Street map

System map

Services and diagram

Services from this stop:

Altrincham

Piccadilly

Bury via city

Eccles