East Manchester Line

East Manchester Line
A M5000 tram between Ashton West and Ashton-under-Lyne, running along Lord Sheldon Way.
Overview
Locale	Manchester Etihad Campus Droylsden Ashton-Under-Lyne
Termini	Manchester Piccadilly Ashton-under-Lyne
Stations	13
Service
Type	Tram/Light rail
System	Manchester Metrolink
Rolling stock	M5000
History
Opened	11 February 2013 (Piccadilly to Droylsden) 9 October 2013 (Droylsden to Ashton)[1]
Technical
Line length	6 miles (10 km)
Character	Reserved track and street running
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 volts DC overhead
Operating speed	40 mph (65km/h)
Route map Legend to Piccadilly Great Ancoats Street (Inner Ring Rd.) 0:25 New Islington 0:23 Holt Town River Medlock 0:22 Etihad Campus Alan Turing Way (Middle Ring Rd.) 0:20 Velopark Ashton Canal 0:17 Clayton Hall 0:14 Edge Lane 0:12 Cemetery Road 0:10 Droylsden 0:07 Audenshaw 0:05 Ashton Moss    M60  (Outer Ring Rd.) 0:02 Ashton West   0:00 Ashton-under-Lyne   ( Ashton-under-Lyne) This diagram: view talk edit

The East Manchester Line (EML) is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester, England, running from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne via Droylsden and Audenshaw. The line opened in 2013 as part of phase three of the system's expansion.