Barton Dock Road 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 ...

built on the

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 Metrolink light rail system. The stop is located on Barton Dock Road by the remodelled Peel Circle roundabout, and was created to serve passengers boarding and alighting at

EventCity EventCity Limited was a conference, gala dinner and exhibition venue in Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 2011 and was the largest event venue in the North of England, with four halls and a combined space of . It was closed during 2021 as ...

and the

Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre and entertainment complex in Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1998 and is third largest in the United Kingdom by retail space. Originally developed by the Peel Group, the Trafford C ...

. It opened on 22 March 2020.

History

The original proposed included a "Lostock Parkway" stop, just south of the eventual location on the disused

Trafford Park Railway The Trafford Park Railway System is a disused railway system that runs around the site of large Trafford Park Industrial Estate. Rail service stopped in 1998, although some of the infrastructure remains. History The system's history started ...

freight line by Park Way (A5081). During the construction period the stop was known as EventCity, but was renamed before the line opened by

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in 2020 as the venue known as EventCity had already announced plans to move elsewhere.

Services

From this stop a service runs generally every 12 minutes towards Cornbrook and towards the Trafford Centre.

References

{{Manchester Metrolink stations Tram stops in Trafford Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2020