New Islington tram stop

show Route map
	Legend
	Piccadilly
	Gardens
	Deansgate-Castlefield
	( Deansgate)
	Ashton-
	under-Lyne
	stop in both Zone 1 and 2
	MediaCityUK, Eccles
	& The Trafford Centre
	East Didsbury
	& Manchester Airport
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New Islington
New Islington
Metrolink station
	New Islington tram stop, in May 2019.
Location	New Islington, Manchester; England
Coordinates	53°28′52″N 2°13′09″W / 53.4812°N 2.2193°WCoordinates: 53°28′52″N 2°13′09″W / 53.4812°N 2.2193°W
Line(s)	City Centre
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	8 February 2013 (preview); 11 February 2013 (full)
Original company	Metrolink
show Route map
show Route map
	Legend
	Piccadilly
	Gardens
	Deansgate-Castlefield
	( Deansgate)
	Ashton-
	under-Lyne
	stop in both Zone 1 and 2
	MediaCityUK, Eccles
	& The Trafford Centre
	East Didsbury
	& Manchester Airport
	This diagram: view; talk; ;
Location
	New Islington Location within Manchester_Metrolink

New Islington is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) and Zone 1 of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. The station opened on 11 February 2013,^[2]^[3] after a three-day free trial for local residents.^[1] The station was constructed as part of Phase 3a of the Metrolink's expansion, and is located in the New Islington area of Manchester, England. It was originally proposed to open with the name Pollard Street,^{[citation needed]} being located at the junction Munday Street and Pollard Street.^[4]

Services[]

Services are mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.

Connecting bus routes[]

New Islington is directly served by a bus service, which is served by Stagecoach Manchester service 216, which replicates the Metrolink service to Droylsden before continuing to Ashton-under-Lyne, and Stagecoach service 231, which runs nearby to Ashton via Littlemoss and Smallshaw. Both services run to nearby Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "It's the final countdown". Transport for Greater Manchester. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kirby, Dean (4 December 2012). "Opening of Metrolink tram service to Droylsden delayed until February 2013". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Droylsden's new Metrolink line to open in February". Transport for Greater Manchester. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
^ "Metrolink - New Islington station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

External links[]

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink		Following station
Piccadilly tram stop towards Eccles		Eccles – Ashton-under-Lyne Line		Holt Town towards Ashton-under-Lyne
Piccadilly tram stop towards MediaCityUK		MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line		Holt Town towards Ashton-under-Lyne