List of Manchester Metrolink tram stops

Cornbrook tram stop, a major interchange on the Metrolink network

Geographic map of the system

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

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.

List of Metrolink stops[]

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]	Line	Metropolitan borough	District	Opened	Zone	Daily boarders + alighters (surveyed)^[4]	Change	Survey month^[4]	Notes
Abraham Moss	Bury Line	Manchester	Cheetham Hill	18 November 2011	2	1,988		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)	For Library and College campus
Altrincham ( Altrincham)	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Altrincham	15 June 1992	4	9,408		Jan 2018 (Thursday)	For Altrincham railway station and Altrincham bus station
Anchorage	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	2	1,407		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Ashton Moss	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Ashton Moss	9 October 2013	3	727		Nov 2017 (Thursday)	For Leisure complex and Snipe retail park
Ashton-under-Lyne ( Ashton-under-Lyne)	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Ashton-under-Lyne	9 October 2013	3	2,760		Nov 2017 (Thursday)	For Ashton-under-lyne bus station and Ashton-under-lyne railway station
Ashton West	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Ashton Moss	9 October 2013	3	495		Nov 2017 (Thursday)	For Leisure and retail complex and Tameside stadium
Audenshaw	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Audenshaw	9 October 2013	3	745		Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Baguley	Airport Line	Manchester	Baguley	3 November 2014	3	534		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)	For Roundthorn industrial estate
Barlow Moor Road	Airport Line	Manchester	Chorlton-cum-Hardy	3 November 2014	2/3	1,079		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Barton Dock Road	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	3	–	–	–	For EventCity and the Trafford centre
Benchill	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	1,368		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)	For Benchill health centre and sixth form college
Besses o' th' Barn	Bury Line	Bury	Besses o' th' Barn	6 April 1992	3	2,709		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Bowker Vale	Bury Line	Manchester	Bowker Vale	6 April 1992	2/3	2,235		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Broadway	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	3	1,161		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Brooklands	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Brooklands	15 June 1992	3/4	4,468		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Burton Road	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Withington	23 May 2013	3	2,328		Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Bury	Bury Line	Bury	Bury	6 April 1992	4	11,864		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Cemetery Road	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Droylsden	8 February 2013	3	705		Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Central Park	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Manchester	Newton Heath	13 June 2012	2	1,225		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Chorlton	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Chorlton	7 July 2011	2	4,440		Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Clayton Hall	East Manchester Line	Manchester	Clayton	8 February 2013	2	991		Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Cornbrook	Altrincham Line/Zone 1	Manchester	St George's	6 December 1999	1/2	12,562		Jan 2018 (Thursday)	The tram station that serves the most lines (7)
Crossacres	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	684		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Crumpsall	Bury Line	Manchester	Crumpsall	6 April 1992	2	2,428		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Dane Road	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Sale, Greater Manchester	15 June 1992	3	1,308		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate)	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	27 April 1992	1	12,708		Oct 2017 (Wednesday)	Formerly G-Mex Metrolink station (1992–2010). A third platform was added in 2015
Derker	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Derker	16 December 2012	3/4	2,227		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Didsbury Village	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Didsbury	23 May 2013	3	2,232		Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Droylsden	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Droylsden	8 February 2013	3	1,339		Nov 2017 (Thursday)
East Didsbury ( East Didsbury)	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Didsbury	23 May 2013	3	3,217		Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Eccles ( Eccles)	Eccles Line	Salford	Eccles	21 July 2000	2	2,793		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Edge Lane	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Droylsden	8 February 2013	2/3	1,477		Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Etihad Campus	East Manchester Line	Manchester	Etihad Campus	8 February 2013	2	1,488		Nov 2017 (Thursday)	For Etihad Stadium
Exchange Quay	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	2	3,459		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Exchange Square	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	6 December 2015	1	6,061		Oct 2017 (Wednesday)	For Manchester Arndale
Failsworth	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Failsworth	13 June 2012	3	1,434		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Firswood	South Manchester Line	Trafford	Firswood	7 July 2011	2	1,523		Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Freehold	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Chadderton	13 June 2012	3	1,753		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Harbour City	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	2	1,687		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Heaton Park	Bury Line	Bury	Prestwich	6 April 1992	3	2,903		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)	For Heaton Park
Hollinwood	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Hollinwood	13 June 2012	3	1,378		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Holt Town	East Manchester Line	Manchester	Holt Town	8 February 2013	2	553		Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Imperial War Museum	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	2	–	–	–
Kingsway Business Park	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Firgrove	28 February 2013	4	689		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Ladywell	Eccles Line	Salford	Ladywell	12 June 1999	2	1,573		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Langworthy	Eccles Line	Salford	Langworthy	12 June 1999	2	1,239		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Manchester Airport ( Airport railway station Manchester Airport)	Airport Line	Manchester	Ringway	3 November 2014	4	1,668		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Market Street	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	27 April 1992	1	10,088		Oct 2017 (Wednesday)
Martinscroft	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	1,151		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
MediaCityUK	Eccles Line (spur)	Salford	MediaCityUK	20 September 2010	2	3,632		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Milnrow	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Milnrow	28 February 2013	4	1,362		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Monsall	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Manchester	Monsall	13 June 2012	2	700		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Moor Road	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	3	1,211		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Navigation Road	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Altrincham	15 June 1992	4	3,559		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
New Islington	Zone 1	Manchester	New Islington	8 February 2013	1	2,128		Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Newbold	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Newbold	28 February 2013	4	1,457		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Newhey	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Newhey	28 February 2013	4	667		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Newton Heath and Moston	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Manchester	Newton Heath	13 June 2012	2/3	1,254		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Northern Moor	Airport Line	Manchester	Northern Moor	3 November 2014	3	1,501		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Old Trafford	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Old Trafford	15 June 1992	2	3,406		Jan 2018 (Thursday)	For Old Trafford Cricket Ground & Old Trafford
Oldham Central	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Oldham	27 January 2014	3	2,683		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Oldham King Street	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Oldham	27 January 2014	3	2,830		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Oldham Mumps	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Oldham	27 January 2014	3	2,090		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Parkway	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	2/3	–	–	–
Peel Hall	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	607		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Piccadilly ( Piccadilly)	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	20 July 1992	1	15,405		Oct 2017 (Wednesday)
Piccadilly Gardens	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	27 April 1992	1	13,303		Oct 2017 (Wednesday)
Pomona	Eccles Line	Trafford	Pomona Docks	12 June 1999	2	174		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)	Least used metrolink station
Prestwich	Bury Line	Bury	Prestwich	6 April 1992	3	4,204		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Queens Road	Bury Line	Manchester	Cheetham Hill	16 December 2013	2	1,214		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Radcliffe	Bury Line	Bury	Radcliffe	6 April 1992	4	5,491		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Robinswood Road	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	331		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Rochdale Railway Station ( Rochdale)	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Rochdale	28 February 2013	4	1,322		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Rochdale Town Centre	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Rochdale	31 March 2014	4	2,546		Jan 2018 (Thursday)	for Rochdale interchange and number one riverside
Roundthorn	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	3/4	1,635		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Sale	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Sale	15 June 1992	3	5,714		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Sale Water Park	Airport Line	Trafford	Sale Water Park	3 November 2014	3	525		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Salford Quays	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	2	1,618		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
Shadowmoss	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	654		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Shaw & Crompton	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Shaw & Crompton	16 December 2012	4	3,330		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Shudehill (Shudehill Interchange)	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	31 March 2003	1	3,349		Oct 2017 (Wednesday)	For Manchester Arndale and bus services across manchester.
South Chadderton	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Chadderton	13 June 2012	3	1,516		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
St Peter's Square	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	27 April 1992	1	25,021		Oct 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 Line	Manchester	Chorlton-cum-Hardy	7 July 2011	2/3	2,426		Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Stretford	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Stretford	15 June 1992	2/3	4,232		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
The Trafford Centre	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	3	–	–	–
Timperley	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Timperley	15 June 1992	4	3,757		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Trafford Bar	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Old Trafford	15 June 1992	2	5,716		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Velopark	East Manchester Line	Manchester	Clayton	8 February 2013	2	1,417		Nov 2017 (Thursday)
Victoria ( Manchester Victoria)	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	6 April 1992	1	12,621		Oct 2017 (Wednesday)	The stop was redeveloped from 2 platforms to 4 over 2014–15
Village	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	2	–	–	–
Weaste	Eccles Line	Salford	Weaste	12 June 1999	2	1,256		Jan 2018 (Wednesday)
West Didsbury	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Didsbury	23 May 2013	3	1,479		Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Westwood	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Oldham	27 January 2014	3	1,494		Jan 2018 (Thursday)
Wharfside	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	2	–	–	–
Whitefield	Bury Line	Bury	Whitefield	6 April 1992	3/4	4,539		Feb 2018 (Wednesday)
Withington	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Withington	23 May 2013	3	917		Sep 2017 (Thursday)
Wythenshawe Park	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	3	1,125		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)
Wythenshawe Town Centre	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	2,202		Dec 2017 (Wednesday)

Former stops[]

Stop	Line(s)^[*]	Metropolitan borough	District	Closed	Notes
High Street	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	10 August 1998	Closed in 1998 due to car traffic requirements on High Street
Mosley Street	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	18 May 2013	Closed 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-Bury	Manchester	Cheetham Hill	16 December 2013	Closed due to opening of Queens Road stop nearby

Fictional stops[]

Stop	Photo	Line(s)^[*]	Metropolitan borough	District	First seen	Notes
Weatherfield North		Eccles	Salford	Weatherfield	20 April 2018	A 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 Airport High Speed station 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
Buckley Wells	Bury Line	Bury	Buckley Wells
Cop Road	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Moorside
Davenport Green	Wythenshawe Loop	Manchester	Wythenshawe	2033
Elton Reservoir	Bury Line	Bury	Fishpool
Gorsey Bank	Stockport Line	Stockport	Stockport
Heaton Mersey	Stockport Line	Heaton Mersey	Stockport
Kings Reach	Stockport Line	Stockport	Stockport
Manchester Airport High Speed	Wythenshawe Loop	Trafford	Davenport Green	2033
Newall Green	Wythenshawe Loop	Manchester	Wythenshawe	2033
Port Salford	Trafford Park Line	Salford	Barton-upon-Irwell	2020s
Salford Reds	Trafford Park Line	Salford	Barton-upon-Irwell	2020s
Sandhills	Bury Line	Manchester	Collyhurst
Stockport Interchange	Stockport Line	Stockport	Stockport
Trafford Quays	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	2020s
Wythenshawe Hospital	Wythenshawe Loop	Manchester	Wythenshawe	2033

Cancelled[]

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

Stop^[3]	Line(s)^[*]	Metropolitan borough	District
Drake Street	Oldham-Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Rochdale
Hardy Farm	Airport Line	Manchester	Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Haveley	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe
Hough End	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe
Woodhouse Park	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe

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

References[]

^ Metrolink.co.uk. "Airport line". Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
^ Guardian (2 November 2014). "Manchester Metrolink line opens more than a year ahead of schedule". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Metrolink – Stop Information". Manchester Metrolink. TfGM. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section - Metrolink survey start of service until 7pm". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Wythenshawe 'western loop' Metrolink tram line to be proposed". BBC News. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
^ "Metolink Network" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011.
^ https://www.gmcameetings.co.uk/download/meetings/id/4048/9_gm_2040_transport_delivery_plan/^{[bare URL]}

[1] Metrolink.co.uk. "Airport line". Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

[2] Guardian (2 November 2014). "Manchester Metrolink line opens more than a year ahead of schedule". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[Stop_Info-3] "Metrolink – Stop Information". Manchester Metrolink. TfGM. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[TfGM-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] ttps://www.gmcameetings.co.uk/download/meetings/id/4048/9_gm_2040_transport_delivery_plan/^{[bare URL]}

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