Queens Road tram stop

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Queens Road
Metrolink station
Queens Road tram stop.jpg
Queens Road tram stop in January 2017.
LocationCheetham Hill, Manchester
England
Coordinates53°30′07″N 2°13′37″W / 53.502°N 2.227°W / 53.502; -2.227Coordinates: 53°30′07″N 2°13′37″W / 53.502°N 2.227°W / 53.502; -2.227
Line(s)Bury Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2
History
Opened1992 (16 December 2013 as a passenger station)
Previous namesQueens Road Staff Halt
Late 2013Renamed
Location
Queens Road is located in Manchester_Metrolink
Queens Road
Queens Road
Location within Manchester_Metrolink

Queens Road is a tram stop in the suburban area of Cheetham Hill, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.

History[]

It originally opened as a staff halt stop only,[1][2] serving the Metrolink system's original Queens Road depot at Metrolink House. The station opened on 16 December 2013.[3] Queens Road is the closest station to the Manchester Museum of Transport on Boyle Street and is adjacent to the Irish World Heritage Centre.

The station replaced Woodlands Road tram stop, which closed on the opening day of the stop.

Services[]

Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

Preceding station   Manchester metrolink logo.PNG Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Altrincham
Altrincham – Bury Line
towards Bury
towards Piccadilly
Bury – Piccadilly Line

Gallery[]

  • Queens Road in 2014.

References[]

  1. ^ "Work begins on latest Metrolink stop". Place North West. 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.gmita.gov.uk/download/3049/item_04a_north_manchester_metrolink_stops[bare URL]
  3. ^ "New Queens Road Metrolink stop to open". Metrolink.

External links[]

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