Queens Road tram stop

Manchester Metrolink tram stop

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East Lancashire Railway
River Irwell
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Radcliffe Parking
River Irwell
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Whitefield Parking
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Besses o' th' Barn
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Prestwich
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Heaton Park
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Bowker Vale
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Crumpsall
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Abraham Moss
to Queens Road Depot
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Queens Road
to Monsall
River Irk
Calder Valley Line
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Victoria National Rail
to Shudehill
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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

Gallery

  • 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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