Market Street 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, bu ...
in
Zone 1 of
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. ...
's
Metrolink light rail system. It is located on
Market Street, in
Manchester city centre
Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England, within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57(M) Mancunian Way, which collectively form an inner ring road. The City Centre ward had a ...
, England. It opened on 27 April 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.
Originally the stop in Market Street had one platform and handled only northbound trams to
Bury, with
High Street tram stop a short distance away handling southbound trams from Bury. When Market Street was pedestrianised, High Street stop was closed, and Market Street was rebuilt as an island platform to handle trams in both directions. The rebuilt stop opened on 10 August 1998.
It was rebuilt once again in 2015 with a new canopy. The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.
Services
Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times.
Gallery
Image:Market Street, Manchester - geograph.org.uk - 763991.jpg, The stop in 1992 in its original configuration as a one way stop.
File:Manchester Metrolink Market Street High Street map 1992.png, Map of the original layout of Market Street (northbound) and High Street (southbound) tram stops in 1992
Image:Market Street tram stop, N Chadwick, Geograph 3823470.jpg, In 2013, seen from the south.
Image:Market Street Station, N Chadwick, 5126366.jpg, Market Street tram stop in December 2015
References
External links
Tram times and station informationfor Market Street Metrolink station from
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 ...
Metrolink city centre map
Tram stops in Manchester
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Tram stops on the Altrincham – Bury route
Tram stops on the Manchester Airport – Victoria route
Tram stops on the Bury – Piccadilly route
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992