Cornbrook tram stop

Cornbrook
Metrolink station
General information
LocationCornbrook, Manchester
England
Coordinates53°28′12″N 2°16′03″W / 53.4700°N 2.2675°W / 53.4700; -2.2675
Grid referenceSJ823971
Line(s)Altrincham Line
Eccles Line
Platforms2 (island)
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone1/2
History
Original companyManchester Metrolink
Key dates
6 December 1999Opened (for interchange only)
3 September 2005Opened (for entry and exit)
Location
Map

Cornbrook tram stop is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system in the Cornbrook area of Manchester, England. It is an interchange station, allowing passenger transfer between the network's Altrincham, Eccles, Airport, Trafford Park and South Manchester lines. The station opened on 6 December 1999 for interchange (line transfers) only and allowed street-level entry and exit to the public from 3 September 2005. It takes its name from Cornbrook Road, between the A56 and Pomona Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal, and was built on what was a Cheshire Lines Committee route to Manchester Central railway station. The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.[1]

  1. ^ "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.