Queens Road tram stop

Queens Road
Metrolink station
Queens Road tram stop in January 2017.
General information
LocationCheetham Hill, Manchester
England
Coordinates53°30′06″N 2°13′36″W / 53.50167°N 2.22664°W / 53.50167; -2.22664
Line(s)Bury Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2
History
Opened1992 (As a staff station only)
16 December 2013 (as a passenger station)
Previous namesQueens Road Staff Halt
Key dates
Late 2013Renamed
Location
Map

Queens Road is a tram stop in the suburban area of Cheetham Hill, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.

History

It originally opened as a staff halt stop only,[1][2] serving the Metrolink system's original Queens Road depot at Metrolink House. The station opened on 16 December 2013.[3] Queens Road is the closest station to the Manchester Museum of Transport on Boyle Street and is adjacent to the Irish World Heritage Centre.

The station replaced Woodlands Road tram stop, which closed on the opening day of Queens Road tram stop to passengers.

Services

Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Victoria
towards Altrincham
 Altrincham–Bury (peak only) Abraham Moss
towards Bury
Victoria
towards Piccadilly
 Piccadilly–Bury
  • Queens Road in 2014.
    Queens Road in 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Work begins on latest Metrolink stop". Place North West. 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "New Queens Road Metrolink stop to open". Metrolink.
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