Exchange Square tram stop is a stop in the
City Zone of
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...
's
Metrolink light rail system, in
Exchange Square
Exchange may refer to:
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opposite the
Manchester Arndale
Manchester Arndale (one of a number of shopping centres in the UK by the same developers, also known simply as the Arndale Centre or the Arndale) is a large shopping centre in Manchester, England. It was constructed in phases between 1972 and 19 ...
shopping centre in
Manchester city centre
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. It is part of the
Second City Crossing (2CC).
Construction began in 2014 and the line to the stop was tested in November 2015. The stop opened as a north-facing terminus on 6 December 2015 with trams running to
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
, until the full Second City Crossing was completed in early 2017.
Once the Second City Crossing opened in February 2017, services extended to East Didsbury.
Services
Peak
*12 minute service to Rochdale
*12 minute service to Shaw and Crompton
*6 minute service to East Didsbury
Offpeak
*12 minute service to Rochdale
*12 minute service to East Didsbury
Gallery
File:Exchange Square tram stop.jpg, A view of Exchange Square tram stop.
References
External links
Metrolink stop informationFailsworth area map
Tram stops in Manchester
2015 establishments in England
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