Market Street is a

tram stop A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...

in Zone 1 of

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...

's Metrolink light rail system. It is located on

Market Street Market Street may refer to: *Market Street, Cambridge, England *Market Street, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia * Market Street, George Town, Penang, Malaysia *Market Street, Manchester, England *Market Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ...

, in

Manchester city centre Manchester City Centre is the central business district of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England situated within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57(M) Mancunian Way which collectively form an inner ring road. ...

, England. It opened on 27 April 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion. Originally the stop in Market Street had one platform and handled only northbound trams to

Bury Interchange Bury Interchange is a transport hub in the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Opened in 1980, it is the northern terminus of the Manchester Metrolink's Bury Line, which prior to 1992 was a heavy-rail line. It also incorporates a bus sta ...

, with

High Street tram stop High Street was a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink network, located in Manchester city centre, England. It was on the east side of High Street opposite Manchester Arndale, between the present Shudehill tram stop and Mark ...

a short distance away handling southbound trams from Bury. When Market Street was pedestrianised, High Street stop was closed, and Market Street was rebuilt as an island platform to handle trams in both directions. The rebuilt stop opened on 10 August 1998. It was rebuilt once again in 2015 with a new canopy. The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.

Services

Service pattern

At peak times (07:15 – 19:30 Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 18:30 Saturday): *5 trams per hour to Altrincham *10 trams per hour to Bury *5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport *5 trams per hour to Piccadilly *5 trams per hour to Victoria Offpeak (all other times during operational hours): *5 trams per hour to Bury *5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport *5 trams per hour to Piccadilly *5 trams per hour to Victoria

Gallery

Image:Market Street, Manchester - geograph.org.uk - 763991.jpg, The stop in 1992 in its original configuration as a one way stop. File:Manchester Metrolink Market Street High Street map 1992.png, Map of the original layout of Market Street (northbound) and High Street (southbound) tram stops in 1992 Image:Market Street tram stop, N Chadwick, Geograph 3823470.jpg, In 2013, seen from the south. Image:Market Street Station, N Chadwick, 5126366.jpg, Market Street tram stop in December 2015

References

External links

Tram times and station information
for Market Street Metrolink station from

Manchester Metrolink Manchester Metrolink (branded locally simply as Metrolink) is a tram/ light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has 99 stops along of standard-gauge route, making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Kin ...

Metrolink city centre map
Tram stops in Manchester Tram stops on the Altrincham to Bury line {{UK-tram-stub