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th{background:inherit!important;color:inherit!important;border-bottom:solid 1px #be2d2c}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .RMbox small{color:white}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .RMsplit{color:white}}</style>  </p> <table class="RMinline" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="float:right;clear:right;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em;empty-cells:show;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:100%;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa);color:inherit;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="line-height:normal;padding:4px 5px"><div class="selfreference noprint" style="text-align:right;font-size:97%"><a href="/wiki/Template:Railway_line_legend" title="Template:Railway line legend">Legend</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0px"> <table class="nogrid routemap" style="font-size:107.95454545455%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="lhSTRa@f; uCONTg"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_uCONTg.svg/20px-BSicon_uCONTg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_uCONTg.svg/30px-BSicon_uCONTg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_uCONTg.svg/40px-BSicon_uCONTg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="lhSTRa@f; uCONTg"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg/20px-BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg/30px-BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg/40px-BSicon_lhSTRa%40f.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i>to <a href="/wiki/Deansgate-Castlefield_tram_stop" title="Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop">Deansgate-Castlefield</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uhBHF; GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/20px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/30px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/40px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uhBHF; GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BSicon_uhBHF.svg/20px-BSicon_uhBHF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BSicon_uhBHF.svg/30px-BSicon_uhBHF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BSicon_uhBHF.svg/40px-BSicon_uhBHF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:19</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cornbrook_tram_stop" title="Cornbrook tram stop">Cornbrook</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uhABZgl"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_uhABZgl.svg/20px-BSicon_uhABZgl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_uhABZgl.svg/30px-BSicon_uhABZgl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_uhABZgl.svg/40px-BSicon_uhABZgl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="lhdSTRe@gq; udCONTfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/BSicon_udCONTfq.svg/10px-BSicon_udCONTfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/BSicon_udCONTfq.svg/15px-BSicon_udCONTfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/BSicon_udCONTfq.svg/20px-BSicon_udCONTfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="lhdSTRe@gq; udCONTfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg/10px-BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg/15px-BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg/20px-BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i>to <a href="/wiki/Trafford_Bar_tram_stop" title="Trafford Bar tram stop">Trafford Bar</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uhKRZW"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/BSicon_uhKRZW.svg/20px-BSicon_uhKRZW.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/BSicon_uhKRZW.svg/30px-BSicon_uhKRZW.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/BSicon_uhKRZW.svg/40px-BSicon_uhKRZW.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i>Bridgewater Canal</i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uhHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_uhHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uhHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_uhHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uhHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/BSicon_uhHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uhHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:17</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pomona_tram_stop" title="Pomona tram stop">Pomona</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uhABZgl"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_uhABZgl.svg/20px-BSicon_uhABZgl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_uhABZgl.svg/30px-BSicon_uhABZgl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_uhABZgl.svg/40px-BSicon_uhABZgl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="lhdSTRe@gq; udCONTfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/BSicon_udCONTfq.svg/10px-BSicon_udCONTfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/BSicon_udCONTfq.svg/15px-BSicon_udCONTfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/BSicon_udCONTfq.svg/20px-BSicon_udCONTfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="lhdSTRe@gq; udCONTfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg/10px-BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg/15px-BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg/20px-BSicon_lhdSTRe%40gq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i>to <a href="/wiki/Wharfside_tram_stop" title="Wharfside tram stop">Wharfside</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uhKRZWe"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BSicon_uhKRZWe.svg/20px-BSicon_uhKRZWe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BSicon_uhKRZWe.svg/30px-BSicon_uhKRZWe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/BSicon_uhKRZWe.svg/40px-BSicon_uhKRZWe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Ship_Canal" title="Manchester Ship Canal">Manchester Ship Canal</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:15</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Exchange_Quay_tram_stop" title="Exchange Quay tram stop">Exchange Quay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:13</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Salford_Quays_tram_stop" title="Salford Quays tram stop">Salford Quays</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:11</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Anchorage_tram_stop" title="Anchorage tram stop">Anchorage</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:09</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Harbour_City_tram_stop" title="Harbour City tram stop">Harbour City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uABZgl+l"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BSicon_uABZgl%2Bl.svg/20px-BSicon_uABZgl%2Bl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BSicon_uABZgl%2Bl.svg/30px-BSicon_uABZgl%2Bl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/BSicon_uABZgl%2Bl.svg/40px-BSicon_uABZgl%2Bl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="udKBHFeq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/BSicon_udKBHFeq.svg/10px-BSicon_udKBHFeq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/BSicon_udKBHFeq.svg/15px-BSicon_udKBHFeq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/BSicon_udKBHFeq.svg/20px-BSicon_udKBHFeq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr"><a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK_tram_stop" title="MediaCityUK tram stop">MediaCityUK</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="http://cycling.tfgm.com/Pages/join-a-hub.aspx" rel="nofollow"><img alt="http://cycling.tfgm.com/Pages/join-a-hub.aspx" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BSicon_BICYCLE.svg/17px-BSicon_BICYCLE.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BSicon_BICYCLE.svg/26px-BSicon_BICYCLE.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BSicon_BICYCLE.svg/34px-BSicon_BICYCLE.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td class="RMr4"><div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BSicon_WALK.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/BSicon_WALK.svg/15px-BSicon_WALK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/BSicon_WALK.svg/23px-BSicon_WALK.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:06</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Langworthy_tram_stop" title="Langworthy tram stop">Langworthy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 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line"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Manchester_Eccles_Metrolink_line" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Manchester Eccles Metrolink line"><span title="Edit this template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Eccles Line</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Tram" title="Tram">tram</a> line of the <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Metrolink" title="Manchester Metrolink">Manchester Metrolink</a> in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a> running from <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a> to <a href="/wiki/Eccles,_Greater_Manchester" title="Eccles, Greater Manchester">Eccles</a> via <a href="/wiki/Salford_Quays" title="Salford Quays">Salford Quays</a>, with a short spur to <a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK" title="MediaCityUK">MediaCityUK</a>. It was opened in phases during 1999–2000 as part of the second phase of the system's development. The spur to MediaCityUK was opened in 2010. The line contains a mixture of reserved track beds and a street running section. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route">Route</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eccles_Line&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Route"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Trams_over_Pomona.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Trams_over_Pomona.JPG/220px-Trams_over_Pomona.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Trams_over_Pomona.JPG/330px-Trams_over_Pomona.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Trams_over_Pomona.JPG/440px-Trams_over_Pomona.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3532" data-file-height="2231" /></a><figcaption>Two trams crossing the Manchester Ship Canal on Pomona Viaduct.</figcaption></figure> <p>The line physically starts at a junction with the <a href="/wiki/Altrincham_Line" title="Altrincham Line">Altrincham Line</a>, just west of <a href="/wiki/Cornbrook_tram_stop" title="Cornbrook tram stop">Cornbrook tram stop</a>, which itself was opened with the line, initially as an interchange between the Eccles and Altrincham lines. It then runs over the 650-metre-long <b>Pomona Viaduct</b>, which carries the line over the <a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_Canal" title="Bridgewater Canal">Bridgewater Canal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Pomona_tram_stop" title="Pomona tram stop">Pomona tram stop</a> is located upon this viaduct south of the ship canal, and is the interchange with the <a href="/wiki/Trafford_Park_Line" title="Trafford Park Line">Trafford Park Line</a> which opened in March 2020. </p><p>The line then takes a sharp right turn to pass over the Manchester Ship Canal to enter the Salford Quays area, and plunges down to street-level to get to <a href="/wiki/Exchange_Quay_tram_stop" title="Exchange Quay tram stop">Exchange Quay tram stop</a>. It takes another sharp turn and crosses Trafford Road to get to <a href="/wiki/Salford_Quays_tram_stop" title="Salford Quays tram stop">Salford Quays</a>, then runs alongside and crosses over The Quays (road) and travels on a short bridge (Furness Quay Ramp) to get to <a href="/wiki/Anchorage_tram_stop" title="Anchorage tram stop">Anchorage</a>. After crossing another road and travelling on a short off-street section, it gets to <a href="/wiki/Harbour_City_tram_stop" title="Harbour City tram stop">Harbour City</a>. There is a short spur after this tram stop to <a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK_tram_stop" title="MediaCityUK tram stop">MediaCityUK</a>. After the next stop, <a href="/wiki/Broadway_tram_stop" title="Broadway tram stop">Broadway</a>, the line begins running on the street at South Langworthy Road, then takes a sharp left turn to get onto Eccles New Road and <a href="/wiki/Langworthy_tram_stop" title="Langworthy tram stop">Langworthy tram stop</a>. It runs all the way to Eccles town centre along Eccles New Road, serving <a href="/wiki/Weaste_tram_stop" title="Weaste tram stop">Weaste</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ladywell_railway_station" title="Ladywell railway station">Ladywell</a>, temporarily pulling to the side of the road to serve tram stops instead of disrupting traffic, much like the <a href="/wiki/East_Manchester_Line" title="East Manchester Line">East Manchester Line</a>, another line on the <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Metrolink" title="Manchester Metrolink">Metrolink</a> network. After Ladywell, the line ducks into a tunnel underneath Ladywell Roundabout, and reappears at street-level again just before <a href="/wiki/Eccles_tram_stop" class="mw-redirect" title="Eccles tram stop">Eccles tram stop</a>, and at the same time, the track singles: Eccles is served by a single-platform tram stop. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Route_map">Route map</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eccles_Line&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Route map"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ecclesline.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Ecclesline.png/500px-Ecclesline.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Ecclesline.png/750px-Ecclesline.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Ecclesline.png/1000px-Ecclesline.png 2x" data-file-width="1198" data-file-height="491" /></a><figcaption>Map of the line</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eccles_Line&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1990s, Salford Quays became a business district specifically redeveloped for commerce, leisure, culture and tourism with a high density of business units and modern housing, complemented by a cinema complex, office blocks, and waterfront promenade.<sup id="cite_ref-Milestones_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Milestones-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As it had poor public transport integration and no rail provision, it was earmarked for a potential Metrolink line as early as 1986 and legal authority to construct the line through the Quays was acquired in 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200310_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200310-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Quays received millions of pounds of investment and a public consultation and <a href="/wiki/Public_inquiry" title="Public inquiry">public inquiry</a> resulted in government endorsement in 1994. In autumn 1995 a 4-mile (6.4 km) Metrolink line branching from <a href="/wiki/Cornbrook_tram_stop" title="Cornbrook tram stop">Cornbrook tram stop</a> to <a href="/wiki/Eccles,_Greater_Manchester" title="Eccles, Greater Manchester">Eccles</a> via Salford Quays capitalising on the regenerated Quayside was confirmed as Phase 2 of Metrolink.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-evo_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-evo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200310_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200310-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No funding came from central government and money was raised from the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA), the European Regional Development Fund and private developers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200310_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200310-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1997 Altram, a consortium of the <a href="/wiki/Serco" title="Serco">Serco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gio._Ansaldo_%26_C." title="Gio. Ansaldo & C.">Ansaldo</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Laing_plc" class="mw-redirect" title="John Laing plc">John Laing</a>, was appointed to construct the Eccles Line; Serco, responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Supertram" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheffield Supertram">Sheffield Supertram</a> would operate the whole network under contract; Ansaldo provided six additional vehicles — <a href="/wiki/T-68" class="mw-redirect" title="T-68">T-68</a>As – and signalling equipment. Construction work officially began on 17 July 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200310_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200310-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-metuk_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metuk-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Eccles Line was officially opened as far as <a href="/wiki/Broadway_tram_stop" title="Broadway tram stop">Broadway tram stop</a> on 6 December 1999 by the Prime Minister, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a>, who praised Metrolink as "exactly the type of scheme needed to solve the transport problems of the metropolitan areas of the country";<sup id="cite_ref-fury_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fury-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200313_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE200313-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a service to <a href="/wiki/Eccles_Interchange" title="Eccles Interchange">Eccles Interchange</a> joined the network on 21 July 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-evo_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-evo-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was officially declared open by <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal" title="Anne, Princess Royal">Anne, Princess Royal</a> at a ceremony on 9 January 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The specially-constructed 360-metre (0.22 mi) long spur to <a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK_tram_stop" title="MediaCityUK tram stop">MediaCityUK tram stop</a> was opened on 20 September 2010, to serve the <a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK" title="MediaCityUK">MediaCityUK</a> development.<sup id="cite_ref-MEN-opening_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEN-opening-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Eccles Line underwent essential track renewal over a two-month period in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eccles_Line&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2024, there are two services running on the Eccles Line:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>A 12-minute interval service from <a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK_tram_stop" title="MediaCityUK tram stop">MediaCityUK</a> to <a href="/wiki/Etihad_Campus_tram_stop" title="Etihad Campus tram stop">Etihad Campus</a>, running during Monday to Saturday daytimes only.</li> <li>A 12-minute interval service from Eccles to <a href="/wiki/Ashton-under-Lyne_tram_stop" title="Ashton-under-Lyne tram stop">Ashton-under-Lyne</a> running all hours, during evenings and Sundays this service runs via MediaCityUK.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rolling_stock">Rolling stock</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eccles_Line&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rolling stock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Metrolink_tram_in_Eccles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Metrolink_tram_in_Eccles.jpg/220px-Metrolink_tram_in_Eccles.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Metrolink_tram_in_Eccles.jpg/330px-Metrolink_tram_in_Eccles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Metrolink_tram_in_Eccles.jpg/440px-Metrolink_tram_in_Eccles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1090" data-file-height="912" /></a><figcaption>One of the original T-68A trams, now retired, street running along Eccles New Road in 2005.</figcaption></figure> <p>To commence operations in 1999, six <a href="/wiki/T-68" class="mw-redirect" title="T-68">T-68</a>A trams were ordered to operate the line. These were variants of the original T-68 trams which had operated the original system from 1992, which had modifications to allow them to operate on the street running section of the Eccles line with other motor traffic. All of the T-68 fleet was eventually modified to allow them to operate on the Eccles line.<sup id="cite_ref-lrtat68_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrtat68-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2009 the new fleet of <a href="/wiki/M5000" class="mw-redirect" title="M5000">M5000</a> trams were introduced, and these replaced the T-68/A trams during 2012–14.<sup id="cite_ref-lrtat68_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrtat68-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eccles_Line&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Milestones-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Milestones_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090327122642/http://www.salford.gov.uk/milestones_v2.pdf">"Salford Quays Milestones: The Story of Salford Quays"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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white-space:nowrap; text-align:left; background:#ebebeb;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Manchester_Metrolink_tram_stops" title="List of Manchester Metrolink tram stops">Tram stops</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Zone_1_(Manchester_Metrolink)" title="Zone 1 (Manchester Metrolink)">Zone 1</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cornbrook_tram_stop" title="Cornbrook tram stop">Cornbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deansgate-Castlefield_tram_stop" title="Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop">Deansgate-Castlefield</a> <small>(<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Deansgate_railway_station" title="Deansgate railway station">Deansgate</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exchange_Square_tram_stop" title="Exchange Square tram stop">Exchange Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Street_tram_stop" title="Market Street tram stop">Market Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Islington_tram_stop" title="New Islington tram stop">New Islington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piccadilly_tram_stop" class="mw-redirect" title="Piccadilly tram stop">Piccadilly</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piccadilly_Gardens_tram_stop" title="Piccadilly Gardens tram stop">Piccadilly Gardens</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shudehill_Interchange" title="Shudehill Interchange">Shudehill</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Square_tram_stop" title="St Peter's Square tram stop">St Peter's Square</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Airport_Line_(Manchester_Metrolink)" title="Airport Line (Manchester Metrolink)">Airport Line</a> (2014)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baguley_tram_stop" title="Baguley tram stop">Baguley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barlow_Moor_Road_tram_stop" title="Barlow Moor Road tram stop">Barlow Moor Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benchill_tram_stop" title="Benchill tram stop">Benchill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossacres_tram_stop" title="Crossacres tram stop">Crossacres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Airport_tram_stop" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Airport tram stop">Manchester Airport</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports" title="List of airports"><img alt="Airport interchange" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/BSicon_FLUG.svg/13px-BSicon_FLUG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/BSicon_FLUG.svg/20px-BSicon_FLUG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/BSicon_FLUG.svg/26px-BSicon_FLUG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinscroft_tram_stop" title="Martinscroft tram stop">Martinscroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moor_Road_tram_stop" title="Moor Road tram stop">Moor Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Moor_tram_stop" title="Northern Moor tram stop">Northern Moor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peel_Hall_tram_stop" title="Peel Hall tram stop">Peel Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robinswood_Road_tram_stop" title="Robinswood Road tram stop">Robinswood Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roundthorn_tram_stop" title="Roundthorn tram stop">Roundthorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sale_Water_Park_tram_stop" title="Sale Water Park tram stop">Sale Water Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadowmoss_tram_stop" title="Shadowmoss tram stop">Shadowmoss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wythenshawe_Town_Centre_tram_stop" title="Wythenshawe Town Centre tram stop">Wythenshawe Town Centre</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wythenshawe_Park_tram_stop" title="Wythenshawe Park tram stop">Wythenshawe Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Altrincham_Line" title="Altrincham Line">Altrincham Line</a> (1992)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altrincham_Interchange" title="Altrincham Interchange">Altrincham</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklands_tram_stop" title="Brooklands tram stop">Brooklands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornbrook_tram_stop" title="Cornbrook tram stop">Cornbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dane_Road_tram_stop" title="Dane Road tram stop">Dane Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navigation_Road_tram_stop" class="mw-redirect" title="Navigation Road tram stop">Navigation Road</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford_tram_stop" title="Old Trafford tram stop">Old Trafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sale_tram_stop" title="Sale tram stop">Sale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stretford_tram_stop" title="Stretford tram stop">Stretford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timperley_tram_stop" title="Timperley tram stop">Timperley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trafford_Bar_tram_stop" title="Trafford Bar tram stop">Trafford Bar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Bury_Line" title="Bury Line">Bury Line</a> (1992)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Moss_tram_stop" title="Abraham Moss tram stop">Abraham Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Besses_o%27_th%27_Barn_tram_stop" title="Besses o' th' Barn tram stop">Besses o' th' Barn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowker_Vale_tram_stop" title="Bowker Vale tram stop">Bowker Vale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bury_Interchange" title="Bury Interchange">Bury</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <small>(<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Heritage_railway" title="Heritage railway"><img alt="Heritage railway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_lDAMPF.svg/15px-BSicon_lDAMPF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_lDAMPF.svg/23px-BSicon_lDAMPF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_lDAMPF.svg/30px-BSicon_lDAMPF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bury_Bolton_Street_railway_station" title="Bury Bolton Street railway station">Bolton Street</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crumpsall_tram_stop" title="Crumpsall tram stop">Crumpsall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heaton_Park_tram_stop" title="Heaton Park tram stop">Heaton Park</a> <small>(<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Heritage_railway" title="Heritage railway"><img alt="Heritage railway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_lDAMPF.svg/15px-BSicon_lDAMPF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_lDAMPF.svg/23px-BSicon_lDAMPF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_lDAMPF.svg/30px-BSicon_lDAMPF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Heaton_Park_Tramway" title="Heaton Park Tramway">Heaton Park Tramway</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prestwich_tram_stop" title="Prestwich tram stop">Prestwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queens_Road_tram_stop" title="Queens Road tram stop">Queens Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_tram_stop" title="Radcliffe tram stop">Radcliffe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_tram_stop" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria tram stop">Victoria</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitefield_tram_stop" title="Whitefield tram stop">Whitefield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/East_Manchester_Line" title="East Manchester Line">East Manchester Line</a> (2013)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Moss_tram_stop" title="Ashton Moss tram stop">Ashton Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashton-under-Lyne_tram_stop" title="Ashton-under-Lyne tram stop">Ashton-under-Lyne</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashton_West_tram_stop" title="Ashton West tram stop">Ashton West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audenshaw_tram_stop" title="Audenshaw tram stop">Audenshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cemetery_Road_tram_stop" title="Cemetery Road tram stop">Cemetery Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton_Hall_tram_stop" title="Clayton Hall tram stop">Clayton Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Droylsden_tram_stop" title="Droylsden tram stop">Droylsden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_Lane_tram_stop" title="Edge Lane tram stop">Edge Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etihad_Campus_tram_stop" title="Etihad Campus tram stop">Etihad Campus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holt_Town_tram_stop" title="Holt Town tram stop">Holt Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Islington_tram_stop" title="New Islington tram stop">New Islington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Velopark_tram_stop" title="Velopark tram stop">Velopark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Eccles Line</a> (1999-00)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anchorage_tram_stop" title="Anchorage tram stop">Anchorage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadway_tram_stop" title="Broadway tram stop">Broadway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eccles_Interchange" title="Eccles Interchange">Eccles</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exchange_Quay_tram_stop" title="Exchange Quay tram stop">Exchange Quay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbour_City_tram_stop" title="Harbour City tram stop">Harbour City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ladywell_tram_stop" title="Ladywell tram stop">Ladywell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langworthy_tram_stop" title="Langworthy tram stop">Langworthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MediaCityUK_tram_stop" title="MediaCityUK tram stop">MediaCityUK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pomona_tram_stop" title="Pomona tram stop">Pomona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salford_Quays_tram_stop" title="Salford Quays tram stop">Salford Quays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weaste_tram_stop" title="Weaste tram stop">Weaste</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Zone_1_(Manchester_Metrolink)#History" title="Zone 1 (Manchester Metrolink)">First City Crossing</a> (1992)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deansgate-Castlefield_tram_stop" title="Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop">Deansgate-Castlefield</a> <small>(<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Deansgate_railway_station" title="Deansgate railway station">Deansgate</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Street_tram_stop" title="Market Street tram stop">Market Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shudehill_Interchange" title="Shudehill Interchange">Shudehill</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Square_tram_stop" title="St Peter's Square tram stop">St Peter's Square</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Oldham_%26_Rochdale_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham & Rochdale Line">Oldham & Rochdale Line</a> (2012-14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Park_tram_stop" title="Central Park tram stop">Central Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derker_tram_stop" title="Derker tram stop">Derker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Failsworth_tram_stop" title="Failsworth tram stop">Failsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freehold_tram_stop" title="Freehold tram stop">Freehold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollinwood_tram_stop" title="Hollinwood tram stop">Hollinwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsway_Business_Park_tram_stop" title="Kingsway Business Park tram stop">Kingsway Business Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milnrow_tram_stop" title="Milnrow tram stop">Milnrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monsall_tram_stop" title="Monsall tram stop">Monsall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newbold_tram_stop" title="Newbold tram stop">Newbold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newhey_tram_stop" title="Newhey tram stop">Newhey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_Heath_and_Moston_tram_stop" title="Newton Heath and Moston tram stop">Newton Heath and Moston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_Central_tram_stop" title="Oldham Central tram stop">Oldham Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_King_Street_tram_stop" title="Oldham King Street tram stop">Oldham King Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_Mumps_tram_stop" title="Oldham Mumps tram stop">Oldham Mumps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochdale_railway_station#Metrolink" title="Rochdale railway station">Rochdale Railway Station</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochdale_Town_Centre_tram_stop" title="Rochdale Town Centre tram stop">Rochdale Town Centre</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaw_and_Crompton_tram_stop" title="Shaw and Crompton tram stop">Shaw and Crompton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Chadderton_tram_stop" title="South Chadderton tram stop">South Chadderton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westwood_tram_stop" title="Westwood tram stop">Westwood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Zone_1_(Manchester_Metrolink)#History" title="Zone 1 (Manchester Metrolink)">Piccadilly Spur</a> (1992)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Piccadilly_tram_stop" class="mw-redirect" title="Piccadilly tram stop">Piccadilly</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piccadilly_Gardens_tram_stop" title="Piccadilly Gardens tram stop">Piccadilly Gardens</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Zone_1_(Manchester_Metrolink)#Second_City_Crossing_(2CC)" title="Zone 1 (Manchester Metrolink)">Second City Crossing</a> (2015-17)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Exchange_Square_tram_stop" title="Exchange Square tram stop">Exchange Square</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/South_Manchester_Line" title="South Manchester Line">South Manchester Line</a> (2011-13)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burton_Road_tram_stop" title="Burton Road tram stop">Burton Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chorlton_tram_stop" title="Chorlton tram stop">Chorlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Didsbury_Village_tram_stop" title="Didsbury Village tram stop">Didsbury Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Didsbury_tram_stop" title="East Didsbury tram stop">East Didsbury</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail"><img alt="National Rail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/12px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/18px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/National_Rail_logo.svg/24px-National_Rail_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="39" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firswood_tram_stop" title="Firswood tram stop">Firswood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Werburgh%27s_Road_tram_stop" title="St Werburgh's Road tram stop">St Werburgh's Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Didsbury_tram_stop" title="West Didsbury tram stop">West Didsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withington_tram_stop" title="Withington tram stop">Withington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Trafford_Park_Line" title="Trafford Park Line">Trafford Park Line</a> (2020)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barton_Dock_Road_tram_stop" title="Barton Dock Road tram stop">Barton Dock Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum_tram_stop" title="Imperial War Museum tram stop">Imperial War Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkway_tram_stop" title="Parkway tram stop">Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Trafford_Centre_tram_stop" title="The Trafford Centre tram stop">The Trafford Centre</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Village_tram_stop" title="Village tram stop">Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wharfside_tram_stop" title="Wharfside tram stop">Wharfside</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Metrolink_tram_closeup.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Metrolink tram"><img alt="A Metrolink tram" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Metrolink_tram_closeup.jpg/100px-Metrolink_tram_closeup.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Metrolink_tram_closeup.jpg/150px-Metrolink_tram_closeup.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Metrolink_tram_closeup.jpg/200px-Metrolink_tram_closeup.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span><br /><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Metrolink_full_network.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Metrolink network diagram"><img alt="Metrolink network diagram" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Metrolink_full_network.png/100px-Metrolink_full_network.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Metrolink_full_network.png/150px-Metrolink_full_network.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Metrolink_full_network.png/200px-Metrolink_full_network.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="361" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap; text-align:left; background:#ebebeb;">Operations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;">Operators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amey_plc" title="Amey plc">Amey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keolis" title="Keolis">Keolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_for_Greater_Manchester" title="Transport for Greater Manchester">Transport for Greater Manchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;">Vehicles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Current</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_M5000" title="Bombardier M5000">M5000</a></li> <li><b>Former</b>: (<a href="/wiki/Firema_T-68" title="Firema T-68">T-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firema_T-68" title="Firema T-68">T-68A</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap; text-align:left; background:#ebebeb;"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Manchester_Metrolink" title="History of Manchester Metrolink">History</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Manchester_Metrolink" title="Timeline of Manchester Metrolink">Timeline</a>)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;">Former operators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester_Metro_Limited" title="Greater Manchester Metro Limited">GMML</a></li> <li>Altram (<a href="/wiki/Hitachi_Rail_Italy" title="Hitachi Rail Italy">Ansaldo Transporti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Serco" title="Serco">Serco</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Laing_Group" title="John Laing Group">Laing</a>, <a href="/wiki/3i" title="3i">3i</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RATP_Group" title="RATP Group">RATP Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_Group" title="Stagecoach Group">Stagecoach Group</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;">Transferred lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_South_Junction_and_Altrincham_Railway" title="Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway">Altrincham Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bury_Line" title="Bury Line">Bury Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_Loop_Line" title="Oldham Loop Line">Oldham Loop Line</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;">Closed stops</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_Street_tram_stop" title="High Street tram stop">High Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosley_Street_tram_stop" title="Mosley Street tram stop">Mosley Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodlands_Road_tram_stop" title="Woodlands Road tram stop">Woodlands Road</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;">Abandoned plans</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drake_Street_tram_stop" title="Drake Street tram stop">Drake Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossop_line" title="Glossop line">Glossop line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_Farm_tram_stop" title="Hardy Farm tram stop">Hardy Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haveley_tram_stop" title="Haveley tram stop">Haveley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Valley_line" title="Hope Valley line">Hope Valley line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hough_End_tram_stop" title="Hough End tram stop">Hough End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_Werneth_railway_station" title="Oldham Werneth railway station">Oldham Werneth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picc-Vic_tunnel" title="Picc-Vic tunnel">Picc-Vic tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodhouse_Park_tram_stop" title="Woodhouse Park tram stop">Woodhouse Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap; text-align:left; background:#ebebeb;"><a href="/wiki/Proposed_developments_of_Manchester_Metrolink" title="Proposed developments of Manchester Metrolink">Proposed<br />developments</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;">Bury Line</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elton_Reservoir_tram_stop" title="Elton Reservoir tram stop">Elton Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandhills_tram_stop" title="Sandhills tram stop">Sandhills</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;">Oldham & Rochdale Line</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cop_Road_tram_stop" title="Cop Road tram stop">Cop Road</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; background:#ebebeb; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/South_Manchester_Line#Stockport_extension" title="South Manchester Line">Stockport Line</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gorsey_Bank_tram_stop" title="Gorsey Bank tram stop">Gorsey Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heaton_Mersey_tram_stop" title="Heaton Mersey tram stop">Heaton Mersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Reach_tram_stop" title="Kings Reach tram stop">Kings Reach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockport_Interchange_tram_stop" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockport Interchange tram stop">Stockport Interchange</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bus_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bus transport in the United Kingdom"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/18px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/27px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_BUS.svg/36px-BSicon_BUS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left; 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