Since opening in 1992, the

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 Ki ...

light-rail/tram system has grown to a network of 99 tram stops. The system opened in April 1992 with 20 tram stops with routes radiating from

Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop. Situated to the north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, close to Manchester Cathedral, it adjoins Manchester Arena which was co ...

to Bury and Manchester Piccadilly to

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population ...

. Phase 2 extended the network to Eccles with 12 new tram stops and a new interchange at Cornbrook was built in 1999. Phase 3a involved the construction of 36 new stops and new lines 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 ...

via

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham ...

Tameside The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after the River Tame, which flows through the borough, and includes the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, ...

and East Didsbury. The first stops as part of Phase 3a opened in 2011 and the final stop opened in 2014. A new line to Manchester Airport became operational in November 2014 – 12 months ahead of schedule. The network consists of over of track, making it the largest tram system in the United Kingdom and second only to the

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in terms of an urban commuter network. As of 2020, upon the completion of 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, ...

, the Metrolink system has 99 stops. Primary future proposals include tram-trains to

Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th ...

and

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington t ...

and an extension from East Didsbury to Stockport.

List of Metrolink stops

Current stops

:''Correct as of 22 March 2020''

Former stops

Fictional stops

Map

Future

Proposed

The proposed

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for the

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extension to Manchester is expected to be connected to Manchester Airport by a newly constructed Wythenshawe Loop. Buckley Wells, Elton Reservoir and Sandhills have been proposed as additional stops on the

Bury Line The Bury Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink running from Manchester city centre to Bury in Greater Manchester. Originally a railway line, it was, along with the Altrincham Line, converted into a tram line during 1991–92, as pa ...

, as well as Cop Road on the Oldham and Rochdale Line.

Cancelled

Some stops were planned along new lines but were eventually dropped.

Platforms

Metrolink tram stops have between one and four platforms, though most (91) have two platforms. Some are

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s allowing easier transfers between services.

References

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