Velopark 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, ...
on the
East Manchester Line (EML) 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 light-rail
Metrolink system. It opened on 11 February 2013,
after a three-day free trial for local residents.
The stop was constructed as part of Phase 3a of the Metrolink's expansion, and is located beside
Manchester Velodrome
Manchester Velodrome is an indoor Olympic-standard cycle-racing track in Manchester, England, which opened in 1994. Part of the National Cycling Centre, the facility has been home to British Cycling since 1994, coinciding with the nations rise t ...
, in
Clayton, Manchester
Clayton is a suburb of Manchester, England, 3 miles east of the city centre on Ashton New Road.
Historically in Lancashire, Clayton takes its name from the Clayton family who owned large parts of land around the area, including Clayton Vale, t ...
, England. During planning and construction phases, the stop was known as New East (for Velodrome) and as Sportcity-Velodrome.
Services
Services are mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.
Connecting bus routes
Velopark is directly served by
bus services 216 and 231, which stops next to the station on Ashton New Road, with the 216 replicating the tram route between Piccadilly Gardens and Droylsden before continuing to
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manche ...
, while the 231 runs between Manchester and Ashton via Littlemoss and Smallshaw. M Travel service 188 also stops on Ashton New Road and runs between Manchester and Ryder Brow via
Openshaw
Openshaw is a suburb of Manchester, England, about three miles east of the city centre. Historically part of Lancashire, Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Its name derives from the Old English ''Opinschawe'', which me ...
and
Gorton.
Stagecoach/
JPT services 217 and 218, which stops on Ashton New Road and Alan Turing Way, run circular routes between Manchester and
Mossley serving Droylsden,
Dukinfield
Dukinfield is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, on the south bank of the River Tame opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, east of Manchester. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 19,306.
Within the boundaries of the historic c ...
, Ashton,
Tameside General Hospital
Tameside General Hospital is an acute general hospital situated in Ashton-under-Lyne managed by Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. It serves the surrounding area of Tameside in Greater Manchester, and the town of Glossop ...
and
Stalybridge
Stalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census.
Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is east of Manchester city centre and north-west of Glossop.
When a ...
, while
Go North West service 53 stops nearby on Alan Turing Way or Grey Mare Lane and runs between
Cheetham Hill
Cheetham is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England, which in 2011 had a population of 22,562. It lies on the west bank of the River Irk, north of Manchester city centre,
close to the boundary with Salford, bounded by Broug ...
and
Pendleton via Gorton,
Rusholme
Rusholme () is an area of Manchester, England, two miles south of the city centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,643. Rusholme is bounded by Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north, Victoria Park and Longsight to the east, F ...
and
Old Trafford
Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wembl ...
.
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References
External links
Velopark Stop InformationVelopark area map
Tram stops in Manchester
Tram stops on the Bury to Ashton-under-Lyne line
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