MediaCityUK tram stop

Manchester Metrolink tram stop

MediaCityUK

Metrolink station

MediaCityUK tram stop in February 2018

General information
Location| MediaCityUK, City of Salford
England
Coordinates| 53°28′20″N 2°17′50″W﻿ / ﻿53.47215°N 2.29727°W﻿ / 53.47215; -2.29727
Grid reference| SJ803973
Line(s)| Eccles Line
Other information
Status| In operation
Fare zone| 2
History
Opened| 20 September 2010

Route map

Legend

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to Deansgate-Castlefield

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| Cornbrook
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to Trafford Bar

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Bridgewater Canal

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| Pomona
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to Wharfside

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Manchester Ship Canal

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| Exchange Quay
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| Salford Quays
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| Anchorage
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| Harbour City
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bridge to Imperial War Museum

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| Broadway
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| Langworthy
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| Weaste
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| Ladywell
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| Eccles (

Eccles)

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MediaCityUK tram stop is a stop on the Manchester Metrolink light rail system. It is located in MediaCityUK, in Salford. The stop serves MediaCityUK, The Lowry, the Imperial War Museum North and other parts of Salford Quays. It is at the end of a short spur from the Eccles Line.

## History

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See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The Metrolink extension in 2010

MediaCityUK is a development within Salford Quays, on the site of the former Manchester Docks. 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 urban renewal for the area around the Manchester Ship Canal. Plans for a light rail system into Salford Quays have existed since around 1987, initially as far as Broadway;[1] the proposals evolved, with plans for a branch line to serve the Lowry arts centre.[2] The MediaCityUK extension replaced that proposal.[3] It opened on 20 September 2010,[4] as the terminus of a specially-constructed 360-metre-long spur (0.22 mi) from the Eccles Line.

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.[5]

## Services

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Railway Lines in Salford

Legend

Past, present and future

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Little Hulton

Ellenbrook

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Worsley |  |

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Dixon Fold

Patricroft

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Eccles

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Ladywell

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Agecroft Bridge

Weaste

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Agecroft Jct

Langworthy

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Pendleton Bridge

Broadway

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MediaCityUK

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Harbour City

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Salford Crescent

Anchorage

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Salford Quays

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Windsor Link

Exchange Quay

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Oldfield Road

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Ordsall Chord

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Deansgate

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### Service pattern

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Preceding station  |  Manchester Metrolink | Following station

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Broadway

towards Eccles

|  | Eccles–Ashton via MediaCityUK (off-peak only)  |  | Harbour City

towards Ashton-under-Lyne

Terminus |  | MediaCityUK–Etihad Campus (peak only)  |  | Harbour City

towards Etihad Campus

Out-of-station interchange (Imperial War Museum)
Village

towards The Trafford Centre

|  | The Trafford Centre–Deansgate  |  | Wharfside

towards Deansgate-Castlefield

The station was originally served by a dedicated Piccadilly \- 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 Etihad Campus during enhanced service every 12 minutes, with Eccles - Ashton services calling outside of these times.[6] The Etihad Campus service was further extended to Ashton in January 2019[7][8] 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 Coronavirus pandemic. 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.[9] 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

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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 and Salford Shopping Centre[10] and Stagecoach Manchester service 50, linking Salford Shopping Centre in Pendleton, Salford Crescent railway station, Salford University, Salford Central railway station, Manchester and East Didsbury with Salford Quays and MediaCityUK.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Metrolink Community Liaison (1987). "Metrolink - Light Rail in Greater Manchester". Publicity Brochure. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority and Executive.
2. ^ "Metrolink Future Network" (PDF). GMPTE. 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
3. ^ "Mediacity:uk". GMPTE. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
4. ^ "Metrolink trams pull in to MediaCityUK station for first time". Manchester Evening News. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
5. ^ "Eccles Metrolink line reopens after Salford Quays tram crash". MEN. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
6. ^ "News 2012 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
7. ^ Charlotte Cox (23 January 2019). "Ashton line trams to double from next week - with a service running every six minutes". Manchester Evening News.
8. ^ "Metrolink Corporate Scheme ticket" (PDF). TfGM/University of Salford. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
9. ^ Paul Britton (19 September 2023). "Metrolink announces return of later running trams on Fridays and Saturdays". Manchester Evening News.
10. ^ "53 - Cheetham Hill to Salford". www.gonorthwest.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
11. ^ "50 Bus Route & Timetable: East Didsbury - Media City | Stagecoach". www.stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to MediaCityUK Metrolink station.

* MediaCityUK Stop Information
* MediaCityUK area map

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Manchester Metrolink

Tram stops|

| Zone 1|

* Cornbrook
* Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate)
* Exchange Square
* Market Street
* New Islington
* Piccadilly
* Piccadilly Gardens
* Shudehill
* St Peter's Square
* Victoria

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Airport Line (2014)|

* Baguley
* Barlow Moor Road
* Benchill
* Crossacres
* Manchester Airport
* Martinscroft
* Moor Road
* Northern Moor
* Peel Hall
* Robinswood Road
* Roundthorn
* Sale Water Park
* Shadowmoss
* Wythenshawe Town Centre
* Wythenshawe Park

Altrincham Line (1992)|

* Altrincham
* Brooklands
* Cornbrook
* Dane Road
* Navigation Road
* Old Trafford
* Sale
* Stretford
* Timperley
* Trafford Bar

Bury Line (1992)|

* Abraham Moss
* Besses o' th' Barn
* Bowker Vale
* Bury ( Bolton Street)
* Crumpsall
* Heaton Park ( Heaton Park Tramway)
* Prestwich
* Queens Road
* Radcliffe
* Victoria
* Whitefield

East Manchester Line (2013)|

* Ashton Moss
* Ashton-under-Lyne
* Ashton West
* Audenshaw
* Cemetery Road
* Clayton Hall
* Droylsden
* Edge Lane
* Etihad Campus
* Holt Town
* New Islington
* Velopark

Eccles Line (1999-00)|

* Anchorage
* Broadway
* Eccles
* Exchange Quay
* Harbour City
* Ladywell
* Langworthy
* MediaCityUK
* Pomona
* Salford Quays
* Weaste

First City Crossing (1992)|

* Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate)
* Market Street
* Shudehill
* St Peter's Square

Oldham & Rochdale Line (2012-14)|

* Central Park
* Derker
* Failsworth
* Freehold
* Hollinwood
* Kingsway Business Park
* Milnrow
* Monsall
* Newbold
* Newhey
* Newton Heath and Moston
* Oldham Central
* Oldham King Street
* Oldham Mumps
* Rochdale Railway Station
* Rochdale Town Centre
* Shaw and Crompton
* South Chadderton
* Westwood

Piccadilly Spur (1992)|

* Piccadilly
* Piccadilly Gardens

Second City Crossing (2015-17)|

* Exchange Square

South Manchester Line (2011-13)|

* Burton Road
* Chorlton
* Didsbury Village
* East Didsbury
* Firswood
* St Werburgh's Road
* West Didsbury
* Withington

Trafford Park Line (2020)|

* Barton Dock Road
* Imperial War Museum
* Parkway
* The Trafford Centre
* Village
* Wharfside

Operations|

| Operators|

* Amey
* Keolis
* Transport for Greater Manchester

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Vehicles|

* Current: M5000
* Former: (T-68
* T-68A)

History
(Timeline)|

| Former operators|

* GMML
* Altram (Ansaldo Transporti, Serco, Laing, 3i)
* RATP Group
* Stagecoach Group

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Transferred lines|

* Altrincham Line
* Bury Line
* Oldham Loop Line

Closed stops|

* High Street
* Mosley Street
* Woodlands Road

Abandoned plans|

* Drake Street
* Glossop line
* Hardy Farm
* Haveley
* Hope Valley line
* Hough End
* Oldham Werneth
* Picc-Vic tunnel
* Woodhouse Park

Proposed
developments|

| Bury Line|

* Elton Reservoir
* Sandhills

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Oldham & Rochdale Line|

* Cop Road

Stockport Line|

* Gorsey Bank
* Heaton Mersey
* Kings Reach
* Stockport Interchange

Trafford Park Line|

* Port Salford
* Salford Reds
* Trafford Quays

Wythenshawe Loop|

* Wythenshawe Hospital
* Newall Green
* Davenport Green
* Airport Terminal 2

* Transport for Greater Manchester
* UK light rail systems

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