Trafford Park Line

Trafford Park Line
A Bombardier M5000 tram approaching the Trafford Centre.
Overview
LocaleManchester
Trafford
Termini
Stations6
WebsiteTransport for Greater Manchester
Service
TypeTram/Light rail
SystemManchester Metrolink
Rolling stockBombardier M5000
History
Opened22 March 2020
Technical
Line length5.5 km (3.4 mi)
CharacterReserved track &
limited street running
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 volts DC overhead
Operating speed40 mph (64km/h)
Route map

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Wharfside
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Imperial War Museum
footbridges
to MediaCityUK
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Village
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Parkway Parking
Bridgewater Canal
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Barton Dock Road
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The Trafford Centre

The Trafford Park Line is a light rail line on the Manchester Metrolink network in Greater Manchester, England, running from Pomona to The Trafford Centre. Its name derives from Trafford Park, an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, and the first planned industrial estate in the world.[1] The line opened in March 2020.

  1. ^ Nicholls, Robert (1996), Trafford Park: The First Hundred Years, Phillimore & Co, p. xiii, ISBN 978-1-86077-013-5