New Islington tram stop

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Template:Infobox Manchester Metrolink station New Islington is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) and City Zone of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. The station opened on 11 February 2013,[1][2] after a three-day free trial for local residents.[3] 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

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference menopening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference droylsdenopening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "It's the final countdown". Transport for Greater Manchester. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Metrolink - New Islington station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

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