Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop

Deansgate-Castlefield
Metrolink station
General information
Location	Castlefield, Manchester England
Coordinates	53°28′29″N 2°15′01″W / 53.47473°N 2.25032°W / 53.47473; -2.25032
Grid reference	SJ834975
Line(s)	First City Crossing
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	1
History
Original company	Manchester Metrolink
Key dates
27 April 1992	Opened as G-Mex (as terminus)
15 June 1992	Opened (for through services)
20 September 2010	Renamed Deansgate-Castlefield
17 December 2014	Third platform opened
Route map Legend to Bury to Oldham & Rochdale Zone 1 Victoria Shudehill Exchange Square Market Street Piccadilly Gardens St Peter's Square Piccadilly Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) New Islington Cornbrook to Ashton- under-Lyne stop in both Zone 1 and 2   to MediaCityUK, Eccles & The Trafford Centre Trafford Bar to Altrincham to East Didsbury & Manchester Airport This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Deansgate-Castlefield is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system, on Deansgate in the Castlefield area of Manchester city centre. It opened on 27 April 1992 as G-Mex tram stop, taking its name from the adjacent G-Mex Centre, a concert, conference and exhibition venue; the G-Mex Centre was rebranded as Manchester Central in 2007, prompting the Metrolink stop to be renamed on 20 September 2010.^[1] The station underwent redevelopment in 2014–15 to add an extra platform in preparation for the completion of the Second City Crossing in 2016–17.

Deansgate-Castlefield serves as a transport hub by integrating with National Rail services from Deansgate railway station by a footbridge. Exits from the station lead to the Great Northern Warehouse, the reconstructed Mamucium Roman Fort, the Beetham Tower, and Deansgate Locks. Part of Zone 1, the stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.^[2]