West Didsbury tram stop

West Didsbury
Metrolink station
General information
Location	Didsbury, Manchester England
Coordinates	53°25′28″N 2°14′10″W / 53.42441°N 2.23602°W / 53.42441; -2.23602
Grid reference	SJ842921
Line(s)	South Manchester Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3
History
Original company	South District Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 January 1880	Opened as Withington
1 July 1884	Renamed Withington and Albert Park
1 April 1915	Renamed Withington and West Didsbury
3 July 1961	Closed
23 May 2013	Reopened and renamed West Didsbury
Services
Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station Didsbury Village towards East Didsbury East Didsbury–Rochdale Burton Road towards Rochdale Town Centre East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only) Burton Road towards Shaw and Crompton Disused railways Chorlton-cum-Hardy Line closed, station open   Midland Railway South District Railway   Didsbury Line and station closed
Route map Legend to Trafford Bar to Old Trafford 0:12 Firswood 0:10 Chorlton 0:09 St Werburgh's Road to Manchester Airport 0:07 Withington 0:05 Burton Road 0:04 West Didsbury 0:02 Didsbury Village Styal Line 0:00 East Didsbury ( East Didsbury) This diagram: view talk edit
Location

West Didsbury is a tram stop on the South Manchester Line (SML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 23 May 2013,^[1][2] in West Didsbury, South Manchester, England.^[3][4]

The Metrolink stop sits some 300m south east of the former heavy rail station of the Midland Railway, which opened 1 January 1880 as Withington; was renamed on 1 July 1884 to Withington and Albert Park; renamed again on 1 April 1915 to Withington and West Didsbury; and closed 3 July 1961. The route was earmarked for redevelopment with a light rail system during the 1980s, and was confirmed and funded as part of Metrolink's Phase 3b of expansion in 2006.