Robinswood 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, ...
for Phase 3b of 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 ...
. It opened on 3 November 2014.
and is on the
Airport Line on Simonsway at the junction of Brownley Road and Ruddpark Road, with Manchester Airport-bound services stopping to the left of the junction and Manchester-bound services stopping to the right. For a brief period during construction, it appeared the stop would simply be named "Robinswood". Its up and down platforms are staggered (one on each side of a side road) and not opposite each other.
Services
Trams run every 12 minutes north to Manchester Victoria and south to
Manchester Airport.
A 2010 Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority report for resolution deemed the stop as non essential.
It suggested a saving of £1.2 million could have been made by removing the stop from the scheme without any detriment to future income. The stop is within a couple of minutes walk of the Wythenshawe Town Centre stop and the Peel Hall stop.
The stop is one of the least used on the Metrolink network.
Ticket zones
Robinswood Road stop is located in Metrolink ticket zone 4.
References
External links
Metrolink stop informationRobinswood Road area mapAirport route map
Tram stops in Manchester
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