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Since opening in 1992, the Manchester Metrolink light-rail/tram system has grown to a network of 99 tram stops.

The system opened in April 1992 with 20 tram stops with routes radiating from Manchester Victoria to Bury and Manchester Piccadilly to Altrincham. Phase 2 extended the network to Eccles with 12 new tram stops and a new interchange at Cornbrook was built in 1999. Phase 3a involved the construction of 36 new stops and new lines to Rochdale via Oldham, Tameside and East Didsbury. The first stops as part of Phase 3a opened in 2011 and the final stop opened in 2014. A new 9 miles (14 km) line to Manchester Airport became operational in November 2014 – 12 months ahead of schedule.^[1]^[2]

The network consists of over 62 miles (100 km) of track, making it the largest tram system in the United Kingdom and second only to the London Underground in terms of an urban commuter network. As of 2020, upon the completion of the Trafford Park Line, the Metrolink system has 99 stops. Primary future proposals include tram-trains to Bolton and Wigan and an extension from East Didsbury to Stockport.

List of Metrolink stops

Borough	Tram stops
Manchester	42
Trafford	18
Oldham	10
Salford	10
Tameside	7
Bury	6
Rochdale	6
Bolton	0
Stockport	0
Wigan	0
Total	99

Current stops

Correct as of 22 March 2020


Tram stop^[3]	Line	Metropolitan borough	District	Opened	Zone	Footfall 2021/22^[4]	Notes
Abraham Moss	Bury Line	Manchester	Cheetham Hill	18 November 2011	2	153,900	For Library and College campus
Altrincham ( Altrincham)	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Altrincham	15 June 1992	4	1,755,800	For Altrincham Interchange (buses and trains). Terminus of the Altrincham Line.
Anchorage	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	2	230,721
Ashton Moss	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Ashton Moss	9 October 2013	3	128,400	For Leisure complex and Snipe retail park
Ashton-under-Lyne ( Ashton-under-Lyne)	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Ashton-under-Lyne	9 October 2013	3	499,100	For Ashton-under-lyne bus station and Ashton-under-lyne railway station
Ashton West	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Ashton Moss	9 October 2013	3	85,200	For Leisure and retail complex and Tameside stadium
Audenshaw	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Audenshaw	9 October 2013	3	129,800
Baguley	Airport Line	Manchester	Baguley	3 November 2014	3	82,800	For Roundthorn industrial estate
Barlow Moor Road	Airport Line	Manchester	Chorlton-cum-Hardy	3 November 2014	2/3	290,700
Barton Dock Road	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	3	219,300	For EventCity and the Trafford centre
Benchill	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	122,200	For Benchill health centre and sixth form college
Besses o' th' Barn	Bury Line	Bury	Besses o' th' Barn	6 April 1992	3	319,400
Bowker Vale	Bury Line	Manchester	Bowker Vale	6 April 1992	2/3	310,500
Broadway	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	3	87,521
Brooklands	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Brooklands	15 June 1992	3/4	768,900	For the Brooklands area of Sale
Burton Road	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Withington	23 May 2013	3	786,300
Bury	Bury Line	Bury	Bury	6 April 1992	4	1,699,400
Cemetery Road	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Droylsden	8 February 2013	3	112,800
Central Park	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Manchester	Newton Heath	13 June 2012	2	147,500	For Central Park (business park)
Chorlton	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Chorlton	7 July 2011	2	1,216,800
Clayton Hall	East Manchester Line	Manchester	Clayton	8 February 2013	2	100,900
Cornbrook	Altrincham Line/Zone 1	Manchester	St George's	6 December 1999	1/2	1,289,000
Crossacres	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	54,800
Crumpsall	Bury Line	Manchester	Crumpsall	6 April 1992	2	358,500
Dane Road	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Sale, Greater Manchester	15 June 1992	3	275,100
Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate)	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	27 April 1992	1	2,506,400	Formerly G-Mex Metrolink station (1992–2010). A third platform was added in 2015
Derker	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Derker	16 December 2012	3/4	265,900
Didsbury Village	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Didsbury	23 May 2013	3	542,400
Droylsden	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Droylsden	8 February 2013	3	199,200	Former terminus of the East Manchester Line.
East Didsbury ( East Didsbury)	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Didsbury	23 May 2013	3	598,300	Terminus for the South Manchester Line.
Eccles ( Eccles)	Eccles Line	Salford	Eccles	21 July 2000	2	390,100	Terminus of the Eccles Line.
Edge Lane	East Manchester Line	Tameside	Droylsden	8 February 2013	2/3	198,000
Etihad Campus	East Manchester Line	Manchester	Etihad Campus	8 February 2013	2	326,400	For Etihad Stadium
Exchange Quay	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	2	798,821
Exchange Square	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	6 December 2015	1	1,611,500	For Manchester Arndale
Failsworth	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Failsworth	13 June 2012	3	242,100
Firswood	South Manchester Line	Trafford	Firswood	7 July 2011	2	318,800
Freehold	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Chadderton	13 June 2012	3	207,100
Harbour City	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	2	377,621
Heaton Park	Bury Line	Bury	Prestwich	6 April 1992	3	572,000	For Heaton Park
Hollinwood	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Hollinwood	13 June 2012	3	241,900
Holt Town	East Manchester Line	Manchester	Holt Town	8 February 2013	2	66,300
Imperial War Museum	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	2	269,600	For the Imperial War Museum and Salford Quays
Kingsway Business Park	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Firgrove	28 February 2013	4	181,700	For Kingsway Business Park and Firgrove
Ladywell	Eccles Line	Salford	Ladywell	12 June 1999	2	254,121	Named after the roundabout by the stop
Langworthy	Eccles Line	Salford	Langworthy	12 June 1999	2	198,821
Manchester Airport ( Airport railway station Manchester Airport)	Airport Line	Manchester	Ringway	3 November 2014	4	233,900	For Manchester Airport. Terminus of the Airport Line.
Market Street	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	27 April 1992	1	1,668,500
Martinscroft	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	96,700	Named after adjacent road
MediaCityUK	Eccles Line (spur)	Salford	MediaCityUK	20 September 2010	2	936,021	For Salford Quays and MediaCityUK. All Eccles and Ashton services currently operate via this stop.
Milnrow	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Milnrow	28 February 2013	4	235,800
Monsall	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Manchester	Monsall	13 June 2012	2	76,900
Moor Road	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	3	136,600
Navigation Road	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Altrincham	15 June 1992	4	520,300	Mainline trains run on adjacent platform.
New Islington	Zone 1	Manchester	New Islington	8 February 2013	1	560,500
Newbold	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Newbold	28 February 2013	4	192,800
Newhey	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Newhey	28 February 2013	4	122,200
Newton Heath and Moston	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Manchester	Newton Heath	13 June 2012	2/3	193,300
Northern Moor	Airport Line	Manchester	Northern Moor	3 November 2014	3	171,300
Old Trafford	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Old Trafford	15 June 1992	2	958,200	For Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Oldham Central	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Oldham	27 January 2014	3	478,900
Oldham King Street	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Oldham	27 January 2014	3	252,600
Oldham Mumps	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Oldham	27 January 2014	3	274,300
Parkway	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	2/3	102,100	Named after Parkway Circle.
Peel Hall	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	50,400
Piccadilly ( Piccadilly)	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	20 July 1992	1	2,379,400	For National Rail and bus services.
Piccadilly Gardens	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	27 April 1992	1	2,618,900	For Piccadilly Gardens bus interchange.
Pomona	Eccles Line	Trafford	Pomona Docks	12 June 1999	2	23,730	The least used Metrolink station.
Prestwich	Bury Line	Bury	Prestwich	6 April 1992	3	735,400
Queens Road	Bury Line	Manchester	Cheetham Hill	16 December 2013	2	142,300	For Queens Road depot (Metrolink).
Radcliffe	Bury Line	Bury	Radcliffe	6 April 1992	4	573,300
Robinswood Road	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	28,700
Rochdale Railway Station ( Rochdale)	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Rochdale	28 February 2013	4	208,000	For Rochdale railway station
Rochdale Town Centre	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Rochdale	31 March 2014	4	544,200	for Rochdale interchange and number one riverside. Terminus for the Oldham and Rochdale Line.
Roundthorn	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	3/4	235,500	For Roundthorn industrial estate.
Sale	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Sale	15 June 1992	3	1,097,100
Sale Water Park	Airport Line	Trafford	Sale Water Park	3 November 2014	3	138,300
Salford Quays	Eccles Line	Salford	Salford Quays	12 June 1999	2	459,821	For Salford Quays.
Shadowmoss	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	76,400
Shaw and Crompton	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Shaw and Crompton	16 December 2012	4	497,200
Shudehill (Shudehill Interchange)	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	31 March 2003	1	710,000	For Printworks and Shudehill bus interchange.
South Chadderton	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Chadderton	13 June 2012	3	215,000
St Peter's Square	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	27 April 1992	1	4,930,000	Closed from 28 June 2015 – 28 August 2016 for re-development and was transformed into a four-platform interchange due to Phase 2CC.
St Werburgh's Road	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Chorlton-cum-Hardy	7 July 2011	2/3	279,500	Place of interchange from East Didsbury to Manchester Airport. Former terminus of the South Manchester Line.
Stretford	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Stretford	15 June 1992	2/3	775,500
The Trafford Centre	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	3	515,400	For The Trafford Centre and like named bus station.
Timperley	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Timperley	15 June 1992	4	536,700
Trafford Bar	Altrincham Line	Trafford	Old Trafford	15 June 1992	2	855,900
Velopark	East Manchester Line	Manchester	Clayton	8 February 2013	2	212,700
Victoria ( Manchester Victoria)	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	6 April 1992	1	1,855,500	Redeveloped from 2014-2015 with two extra platforms (4).
Village	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	2	62,600
Weaste	Eccles Line	Salford	Weaste	12 June 1999	2	204,021
West Didsbury	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Didsbury	23 May 2013	3	414,900
Westwood	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Oldham	27 January 2014	3	126,900
Wharfside	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park	22 March 2020	2	333,700
Whitefield	Bury Line	Bury	Whitefield	6 April 1992	3/4	718,800
Withington	South Manchester Line	Manchester	Withington	23 May 2013	3	183,900
Wythenshawe Park	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	3	159,800
Wythenshawe Town Centre	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe	3 November 2014	4	306,400	For the Wythenshawe bus interchange.

Former stops

Stop	Line(s)^[*]	Metropolitan borough	District	Closed	Notes
High Street	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	10 August 1998	Closed in 1998 due to car traffic requirements on High Street
Mosley Street	Zone 1	Manchester	Manchester city centre	18 May 2013	Closed in 2013 due to insufficient capacity with the opening of new Metrolink lines. More services created a bottleneck and trams at this stop would frequently hold-up trams behind so the stop was removed.
Woodlands Road	Altrincham-Bury	Manchester	Cheetham Hill	16 December 2013	Closed to make way for Queens Road (serving the depot), and Abraham Moss (serving the library and school). Originally a railway station, which was closed for Metrolink.

Fictional stops

Stop	Photo	Line(s)^[*]	Metropolitan borough	District	First seen	Notes
Weatherfield North		Eccles	Salford	Weatherfield	20 April 2018	A fictional tram stop introduced into the Granada Television soap opera Coronation Street in 2018. The set is located at the Coronation Street set in MediaCityUK^[5]

Map

Future

Proposed

The proposed Manchester Airport High Speed station for the High Speed 2 extension to Manchester is expected to be connected to Manchester Airport by a newly constructed Wythenshawe Loop.^[6]

Buckley Wells, Elton Reservoir and Sandhills have been proposed as additional stops on the Bury Line, as well as Cop Road on the Oldham and Rochdale Line.^[7]^[8]

Stop^[3]	Line(s)^[*]	Metropolitan borough	District
Buckley Wells	Bury Line	Bury	Buckley Wells
Cop Road	Oldham and Rochdale Line	Oldham	Moorside
Davenport Green	Wythenshawe Loop	Manchester	Wythenshawe
Elton Reservoir	Bury Line	Bury	Fishpool
Gorsey Bank	Stockport Line	Stockport	Stockport
Heaton Mersey	Stockport Line	Heaton Mersey	Stockport
Kings Reach	Stockport Line	Stockport	Stockport
Manchester Airport High Speed	Wythenshawe Loop	Trafford	Davenport Green
Newall Green	Wythenshawe Loop	Manchester	Wythenshawe
Piccadilly Central	TBD	Manchester	Piccadilly
Port Salford	Trafford Park Line	Salford	Barton-upon-Irwell
Salford Reds	Trafford Park Line	Salford	Barton-upon-Irwell
Sandhills	Bury Line	Manchester	Collyhurst
Stockport Interchange	Stockport Line	Stockport	Stockport
Trafford Quays	Trafford Park Line	Trafford	Trafford Park
Wythenshawe Hospital	Wythenshawe Loop	Manchester	Wythenshawe

Cancelled

Some stops were planned along new lines but were eventually dropped.

Stop^[3]	Line(s)^[*]	Metropolitan borough	District
Drake Street	Oldham-Rochdale Line	Rochdale	Rochdale
Hardy Farm	Airport Line	Manchester	Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Haveley	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe
Hough End	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe
Woodhouse Park	Airport Line	Manchester	Wythenshawe

Platforms

Metrolink tram stops have between one and four platforms, though most (91) have two platforms. Some are island platforms allowing easier transfers between services.

Platforms	Stops
4	St Peter's Square, Victoria
3	Crumpsall, Deansgate-Castlefield, Shaw and Crompton
2	All other stops
1	Eccles, Navigation Road, Newton Heath and Moston

References

^ Metrolink.co.uk. "Airport line". Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
^ Guardian (2 November 2014). "Manchester Metrolink line opens more than a year ahead of schedule". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Metrolink – Stop Information". Manchester Metrolink. TfGM. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^ "Passenger numbers by Metrolink station". WhatDoTheyKnow. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ Bourne, Dianne (12 March 2018). "First look at Coronation Street's new street". men. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Wythenshawe 'western loop' Metrolink tram line to be proposed". BBC News. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
^ "Metolink Network" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] Metrolink.co.uk. "Airport line". Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

[2] Guardian (2 November 2014). "Manchester Metrolink line opens more than a year ahead of schedule". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[Stop_Info-3] "Metrolink – Stop Information". Manchester Metrolink. TfGM. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

[FOI-4] "Passenger numbers by Metrolink station". WhatDoTheyKnow. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[5] Bourne, Dianne (12 March 2018). "First look at Coronation Street's new street". men. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[6] "Wythenshawe 'western loop' Metrolink tram line to be proposed". BBC News. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

[7] "Metolink Network" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011.

[8] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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