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Trafford Park Line
Where the new line will start. Provision was made for a future junction with the Trafford Park Line at the end of Pomona tram stop, branching away from the Eccles Line.
Overview
StatusUnder construction
LocaleManchester
Trafford
Termini
Stations6
WebsiteTransport for Greater Manchester
Service
TypeTram/Light rail
SystemManchester Metrolink
Rolling stockM5000
History
OpenedApril 2020
Technical
Line length5.5 km (3.4 mi)
CharacterReserved track &
street running
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 volts DC overhead
Route map

Legend
to Pomona
to Exchange Quay
Pomona Docks
Trafford Park
boundary
0:13
 Wharfside
0:11
 Imperial War Museum
footbridges
to MediaCityUK
Manchester Ship Canal
0:08
 Village
0:06
 Parkway Parking
Bridgewater Canal
0:02
 Barton Dock Road
0:00
 The Trafford Centre
This diagram:

The Trafford Park Line is a tram line under construction on the Manchester Metrolink network in Greater Manchester, England, running from Pomona to the Trafford Centre. Its name derives from Trafford Park, an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, and the first planned industrial estate in the world.[1]

History

Between July and September 2014, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) conducted a public consultation to build the line.[2][3] In November 2014, TfGM applied for power under the Transport and Works Act 1992 to build and operate the line.[4] In October 2016, power to build the line was granted by the Secretary of State for Transport.[5][6][7][8] Construction commenced in January 2017.[9][10]

The final stretch of track was laid in November 2019, with the first test trams running soon after. In December 2019 it was announced that the line was expected to be opened in April 2020, seven months earlier than originally planned.[11]

Route description

The line will branch off from the Eccles Line immediately beyond Pomona, where provision was made for a future junction at the south–western end when the viaduct on which it sits was built in the late 1990s. Stops will be built at Wharfside, Imperial War Museum, Village, Parkway, Barton Dock Road and the Trafford Centre. Future provision will be made to extend the line to Port Salford.[12]

Crumpsall, on the Bury Line, will eventually become the northern terminus for Trafford Park line services. The line will run from Crumpsall (via the Bury line, city zone and Eccles line) to the Trafford Centre on completion. TfGM announced in July 2017 that works would begin at Crumpsall from 31 July 2017 "in preparation for the new Trafford Park line joining the Metrolink network", and expected completion for this section would be in March 2018.[13]

Rolling stock

27 new trams are on order to operate the line; these are of the same M5000 type but will incorporate modifications made to the existing fleet including new touch screen Vecom units for drivers.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Nicholls (1996), p. xiii
  2. ^ Consultation on Manchester Metrolink extension set to begin Rail Technology Magazine 16 June 2014
  3. ^ Trafford Centre Metrolink plans to be discussed BBC News 7 July 2014
  4. ^ "Trafford Park Line". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
  5. ^ Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m Tramline Approved BBC News 13 October 2016
  6. ^ Green light for new Trafford Park Metrolink line Metrolink 14 October 2016
  7. ^ Metrolink line to the Trafford Centre will go ahead despite objections from Coronation Street and Manchester United Manchester Evening News 14 October 2016
  8. ^ Powers granted for Manchester Metrolink Trafford Park extension Railway Gazette International 14 October 2016
  9. ^ "Ground broken on Manchester's Trafford Park Line". Global Rail News. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  10. ^ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/route-new-tram-line-trafford-14889695
  11. ^ "The Trafford Centre Metrolink line will open months earlier than expected". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  12. ^ Metrolink future network Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Transport for Greater Manchester
  13. ^ "Works at Crumpsall Metrolink stop". TfGM. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  14. ^ https://tfgm.com/press-release/contract-signed-for-27-new-trams
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