Pomona is a

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located just east of the junction of the

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and

Trafford Park Line The Trafford Park Line is a light rail line 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, ...

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's light rail system, known as Metrolink. It opened to passengers on 6 December 1999, as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, at Pomona Docks in

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. It was the least-used stop on the Metrolink network in 2018. However, it was always designed to support development as an

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between the Eccles Line and the

which opened in March 2020.

Pomona Docks

Pomona tram stop is at the edge of the now disused Pomona Docks owned by

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Trafford Park Line extension

In 2016, Metrolink began construction of the

, which would stem off the existing line at Pomona station. Supporting concrete blocks for the track had been in place since the station opened in 1999, with the line opening on 22 March 2020. A bridge was built to connect the new alignment on the south of the

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to the existing route. The line proceeds straight from the station, in-between the Manchester Ship Canal and

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. It then begins a gradual descent onto the left bank of the ship canal and runs parallel to it. File:Start of Trafford Line at Pomona.JPG, Track blocks at Pomona were in place from 1999 for the provisional Trafford Park Extension. File:POM13.jpg, The bridge gradually descends between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Bridgewater Canal. File:POM12.jpg, The bridge connects to the existing line immediately west of the platform. File:POM8.jpg, The track will run parallel to the Manchester Ship Canal.

Services

Service pattern

*6 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (peak). *12 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (off-peak). *12 minute service to Cornbrook *12 minute service to Eccles (via MediaCityUK at offpeak times). *12 minute service to MediaCityUK (peak). *12 minute service to the Trafford Centre

Connecting bus routes

Pomona station is not served directly by any bus service, but several services stop on Chester Road.

References

External links

Pomona Stop InformationPomona area mapPomona RedevelopmentMetrolink future network
{{Manchester Metrolink tram stops Tram stops in Trafford Tram stops on the Eccles to Piccadilly line Tram stops on the MediaCityUK to Cornbrook line Transport infrastructure completed in 1999 1999 establishments in England Salford Quays