MediaCityUK tram stop is a stop on the

Manchester Metrolink Manchester Metrolink is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has List of Manchester Metrolink tram stops, 99 stops along of standard-gauge route, making it the Transport in the United Kingdom#Trams and light ra ...

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system. It is located in

MediaCityUK MediaCityUK is a mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in City of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The project was developed by The Peel Group, Peel Media; its principal tenants are Mass media, ...

, in

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. The stop serves MediaCityUK,

The Lowry Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex opened ...

, the

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and other parts of

Salford Quays Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it faces Trafford across the canal. History Built by the Manchester Ship Canal Company, Sal ...

. It is at the end of a short spur from the

Eccles Line The Eccles Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester running from Manchester to Eccles, Greater Manchester, Eccles via Salford Quays, with a short spur to MediaCityUK. It was opened in phases during 1999–2000 as part ...

History

is a development within

, on the site of the former

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. When an active port, the quays were served by numerous railway goods lines. The Metrolink's extension into Salford Quays was part of a programme of

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for the area around the

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. Plans for a light rail system into Salford Quays have existed since around 1987, initially as far as Broadway; the proposals evolved, with plans for a branch line to serve the Lowry arts centre. The MediaCityUK extension replaced that proposal. It opened on 20 September 2010, as the terminus of a specially-constructed from the

. Services to the station were suspended following an incident at the Harbour City crossover on the second day of operation. A driver reversed after only partially passing over spring-loaded points causing the tram to straddle two tracks and hit a central support column.

Services

Service pattern

The station was originally served by a dedicated

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- MediaCityUK service during enhanced service (07:00-20:00 Mon-Fri; 09:00-18:30 Sat). However, as of 28 January 2018, services were extended to operate between MediaCityUK and

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during enhanced service every 12 minutes, with Eccles - Ashton services calling outside of these times. The Etihad Campus service was further extended to Ashton in January 2019 meaning a through service between MediaCityUK and Ashton during all hours of operation. The MediaCityUK to Ashton service was withdrawn in March 2020, along with other enhanced service, in response to the

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. As a result, all trams to and from Eccles called at MediaCityUK. On 25 September 2023, services were reintroduced between MediaCityUK and Etihad Campus during enhanced service every 12 minutes. Trams to and from Eccles only call at MediaCityUK outside of enhanced hours (before 07:00 and after 20:00 Mon-Fri; Before 09:00 and after 18:30 Saturdays; all day Sundays and Bank Holidays).

Connecting bus routes

MediaCityUK tram stop is served nearby by Diamond Bus North West services 29, 73 and 79, Go North West Orbits 53, travelling 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 Cru ...

and

Salford Shopping Centre Salford Shopping Centre (locally known as Salford Precinct and formerly named Salford Shopping City) is a shopping centre located in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Built in 1972 in the Pendleton, Salford, Pendleton district of Salford, t ...

and

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service 50, linking Salford Shopping Centre in Pendleton,

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, Salford University, Salford Central railway station,

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and East Didsbury with Salford Quays and

References

External links

MediaCityUK Stop InformationMediaCityUK area map
{{DEFAULTSORT:MediaCityUK Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2010 Tram stops in Salford Salford Quays Tram stops on the Eccles – Ashton route Tram stops on the MediaCityUK – Etihad Campus route