Market Street tram stop
Template:Infobox Manchester Metrolink station Market Street Metrolink station is a tram stop in the City Zone of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. It is located on Market Street, in Manchester city centre, England. It opened on 27 April 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.
Originally the stop in Market Street handled trams to Bury Interchange only, with High Street Metrolink station handling trams from Bury only. When Market Street was pedestrianised, High Street stop was closed, and Market Street was reconfigured to handle trams in both directions. This stop opened on 10 August 1998.
Services
Market Street is served by trams on the Bury and Altrincham lines with a tram running every 6 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, to Bury and every 12 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, to Piccadilly or Altrincham. Monday to Saturday evening and Sunday daytime journeys run every 12 minutes to Bury and to Altrincham via Piccadilly, while Sunday evening journeys run every 15 minutes.
Market Street is also located on the South Manchester and Oldham-Rochdale lines with trams towards Rochdale railway station via Oldham Mumps and towards East Didsbury via Chorlton running every 12 minutes Monday-Saturdays and Sunday daytime and every 15 minutes Sunday early mornings and evenings.[1] Services extended from St Werburgh's Road to East Didsbury on 23 May 2013 and additional services will run between the city centre and Manchester Airport in 2016.
References
- ^ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Market Street". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
External links
- Tram times and station information for Market Street Metrolink station from Manchester Metrolink
- Metrolink city centre map
- More photos of this station
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