East Manchester Line

East Manchester Line
A M5000 tram between Ashton West and Ashton-under-Lyne, running along Lord Sheldon Way.
Overview
LocaleManchester
Etihad Campus
Droylsden
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeTram/Light rail
SystemManchester Metrolink
Rolling stockM5000
History
Opened11 February 2013 (Piccadilly to Droylsden)
9 October 2013 (Droylsden to Ashton)[1]
Technical
Line length6 miles (10 km)
CharacterReserved track and
street running
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 volts DC overhead
Operating speed40 mph (65km/h)
Route map

Great Ancoats Street (Inner Ring Rd.)
0:25
New Islington
0:23
Holt Town
0:22
Etihad Campus
Alan Turing Way (Middle Ring Rd.)
0:20
Velopark
0:17
Clayton Hall
0:14
Edge Lane
0:12
Cemetery Road
0:10
Droylsden
0:07
Audenshaw
0:05
Ashton Moss  Parking
 M60  (Outer Ring Rd.)
0:02
Ashton West  Parking
0:00
Ashton-under-Lyne  Bicycle facilities (National Rail

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.

  1. ^ "East Manchester Line". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2016.