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Metrolink : Tram Stops : G-Mex

Line	Location	Opening date	number of platforms
Altrincham/Eccles	Reserved track	27th April 1992	2 staggered platforms

G-Mex is to the rear of the G-Mex Centre (Greater Manchester Exhibtion Centre). This opened in 1986, following conversion from the former Manchester Central station which had closed in 1969. The tram stop sits at southern edge of the former station throat, and the Altrincham/Eccles line travels south from here along the former Cheshire Lines Committee viaduct.

The platforms here are staggered—the end of each platform marks the point where trams switch between street running mode and segregated running mode. There is a footbridge over Whitworth Street, connecting G-Mex and its tram stop to Deansgate railway station, which sits atop a parallel viaduct

Pictures

The Altrincham/Eccles platform at G-Mex

16/06/2004 • 000735

The city-bound platform at G-Mex. The signal at the end of the platform marks the end of the segregated running section, and the start of street running mode operation through the city centre

16/06/2004 • 000736

G-Mex tram stop sits on top of this railway viaduct. At the base of the viaduct is the Rochdale Canal, above which has been built a boardwalk to serve cafes and bars in the arches

16/06/2004 • 000737

View of the G-Mex viaduct from track level. In the distance is the footbridge linking the G-Mex centre and its tram stop with Deansgate railway station

16/06/2004 • 000738

The front of the G-Mex centre, which was converted from the former Manchester Central station. The tram stop is at the rear of the exhibition centre

16/06/2004 • 000739

The footbridge which connects the G-Mex centre and its tram stop with Deansgate main line railway station. This picture was taken from the city-bound platform—the Altrincham/Eccles platform is off-camera to the left. Before conversion to Metrolink, Altrincham line trains called at Deansgate on their way to Oxford Road

16/06/2004 • 000740

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Location

Street map

System map

Services and diagram

Services from this stop:

Altrincham

Piccadilly

Bury via city

Eccles