Sandhills is a proposed

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on the

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and

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's Metrolink light rail system. It would be located in

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between the

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and Queens Road stops, to the north of the city centre.

Status

The stop is a proposal in the Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040Place North West https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/metrolink-heads-to-stalybridge-and-middleton-in-2040-expansion/ and was a manifesto commitment for Andy Burnham in the 2024 Greater Manchester mayoral election.

References

{{Greater Manchester Metrolink stations Proposed Manchester Metrolink tram stops