Pomona tram stop

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Pomona
Metrolink station
POM5.jpg
LocationPomona Docks, Trafford
England
Coordinates53°27′55″N 2°16′41″W / 53.46519°N 2.27807°W / 53.46519; -2.27807Coordinates: 53°27′55″N 2°16′41″W / 53.46519°N 2.27807°W / 53.46519; -2.27807
Grid referenceSJ816965
Line(s)Eccles Line
Platforms2 (island)
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2
History
Original companyManchester Metrolink
Key dates
6 December 1999Opened
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Exchange Quay
towards Ashton-under-Lyne
 Ashton-under-Lyne–Eccles via MediaCityUK Cornbrook
towards Eccles
Wharfside
towards The Trafford Centre
 The Trafford Centre–Cornbrook Cornbrook
Terminus
Location

Pomona is a tram stop located just east of the junction of the Eccles Line and Trafford Park Line of Greater Manchester's light rail system, known as Metrolink . It opened to passengers on 6 December 1999, as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, at Pomona Docks in Old Trafford.

It was the least-used stop on the Metrolink network in 2018.[1] However, it was always designed to support development as an interchange station between the Eccles Line and the Trafford Park Line which opened in March 2020.

Pomona Docks[]

Main article: Pomona Docks

Pomona tram stop is at the edge of the now disused Pomona Docks owned by the Peel Group.

Trafford Park Line extension[]

In 2016, Metrolink began construction of the Trafford Park Line, which would stem off the existing line at Pomona station.[2] Supporting concrete blocks for the track had been in place since the station opened in 1999, with the line opening on 22 March 2020.

A bridge was built to connect the new alignment on the south of the Manchester Ship Canal to the existing route. The line proceeds straight from the station, in-between the Manchester Ship Canal and Bridgewater Canal. It then begins a gradual descent onto the left bank of the ship canal and runs parallel to it.

  • Track blocks at Pomona were in place from 1999 for the provisional Trafford Park Extension.

  • The bridge gradually descends between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Bridgewater Canal.

  • The bridge connects to the existing line immediately west of the platform.

  • The track will run parallel to the Manchester Ship Canal.

Services[]

Ground view of Pomona station
A Metrolink tram crossing the Manchester Ship Canal at Pomona

Service pattern[]

  • 6 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (peak).
  • 12 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (off-peak).
  • 12 minute service to Cornbrook
  • 12 minute service to Eccles (via MediaCityUK at offpeak times).
  • 12 minute service to MediaCityUK (peak).
  • 12 minute service to the Trafford Centre
Preceding station   Manchester metrolink logo.PNG Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Eccles
Eccles – Ashton-under-Lyne Line
towards MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line
Trafford Centre - Cornbrook Line
Terminus
  Planned extensions  
towards Port Salford
Trafford Centre Line
towards Crumpsall

Connecting bus routes[]

Pomona station is not served directly by any bus service, but several services stop on Chester Road.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Go ahead given for Trafford Park Metrolink line in Manchester". www.intelligenttransport.com. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". tfgm.com. Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

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