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The transport infrastructure of Greater Manchester is built up of numerous transport modes and forms an integral part of the structure of Greater Manchester and North West England – the most populated region outside of South East England which had approximately 301 million annual passenger journeys using either buses, planes, trains or trams in 2014. [2]
While the monorail schemes were all abandoned, a scheme to create a tunnel link gained momentum. The SELNEC Passenger Transport Executive — the body formed in 1969 to improve public transport for Manchester and its surrounding municipalities – promoted the 'Picc-Vic tunnel' project. The project was a proposal to link Piccadilly and Victoria ...
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is a local government body responsible for co-ordinating transport services throughout Greater Manchester in North West England. It is an executive arm of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the city region's administrative authority.
Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England, has a public rail network of 130 route miles (209 km) and 92 National Rail stations. [1] Transport for Greater Manchester is responsible for specifying fares and service levels of train services operating in the county. [2]
English: Map showing Metrolink and heavy rail services in Greater Manchester. Self-made using information obtained from the TfGM website and other maps uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Self-made using information obtained from the TfGM website and other maps uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.
A map of Manchester railway junctions and stations in 1910. One of the first inter-city railway stations in the world was Manchester Liverpool Road station on Liverpool Street. On 15 September 1830, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened and services terminated at the station. Part of the station frontage remains, as does the goods warehouse.
For interchange with South Manchester and Airport lines. Former terminus of the South Manchester Line. Stretford: Altrincham: Trafford: Stretford: 15 June 1992: 2/3: 775,500: For Stretford town centre, Longford Park and Turn Moss Playing Fields. The Trafford Centre: Trafford Park: Trafford: Trafford Park: 22 March 2020: 3: 515,400
In the 1970s, Manchester's public transport system underwent changes with the creation of the SELNEC Passenger Transport Executive (South East Lancashire North East Cheshire), which took over the bus services in the region, including route 53.