Ashton Moss tram stop

Coordinates: 53°29′01″N 2°07′19″W / 53.48367°N 2.12191°W / 53.48367; -2.12191
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Ashton Moss
Metrolink station
Ashton Moss stop in May 2019.
General information
LocationAshton-under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside
England
Coordinates53°29′01″N 2°07′19″W / 53.48367°N 2.12191°W / 53.48367; -2.12191
Line(s)East Manchester Line
Platforms2 (1 island)
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3
History
Opened9 October 2013[1]
Original companyManchester Metrolink
Location
Map

Ashton Moss is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line, built as part of Phase 3b of the Manchester Metrolink.

The station opened on 9 October 2013,[1] ahead of the originally-publicised schedule of the winter of 2013–14.[2] The stop has an island platform, and is located on Lord Sheldon Way near the Ashton Moss leisure complex and Snipe Retail Park on Ashton New Road.[3] The station is served by a 200 space Park + Ride car park, with electric vehicle parking facilities.

A short lived railway station existed in the area with the same name, and was open from 1861 to 1862.

Services[edit]

Services run every 12 minutes on all routes.

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Audenshaw
towards Eccles
Eccles–Ashton (peak only) Ashton West
Eccles–Ashton via MediaCityUK (off-peak only)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Twitter / TamesideCouncil: CllrRobinson announces that..." Tameside Council. Twitter. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Metrolink - East Manchester line". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Metrolink - Ashton Moss station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

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