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Zone 1 of the Manchester Metrolink light rail network is the heart of the system where all of the other lines converge. Its boundaries approximately mirror the city's Inner Ring Road . Within Zone 1, first opened in 1992 as the City Zone , trams largely run along semi- pedestrianised streets rather than on their own separate alignment.
Manchester Metrolink [note 1] is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. [11] The network has 99 stops along 64 miles (103 km) of standard-gauge route, [12] making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Kingdom. [13] Over the 2023/24 financial year 42 million passenger journeys were made on the system. [2]
Cornbrook tram stop, a major interchange on the Metrolink network. Since opening in 1992, the Manchester Metrolink light-rail/tram system has grown to a network of 99 tram stops. The system opened on 6 April 1992 with 10 tram stops from Manchester Victoria station to Bury, beginning Phase 1 of the network's expansion.
Description: Map of Greater Manchester, UK with the Metrolink network shown.. The routes are shown in the appropriate colours. Date: 4 February 2013: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData.
As of January 2018, trams operate from Manchester Airport every 12 minutes, and terminate at Manchester Victoria in the City Zone. [11] At opening, Airport Line services had terminated at Cornbrook and later Deansgate-Castlefield due to lack of capacity through the city-centre, which was remedied by the opening of the second city crossing. [12]
Roundthorn is a tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink network. It opened on 3 November 2014 on the Airport Line , between Southmoor Road and Roundthorn Road. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The stop is next to the Roundthorn Industrial Estate and is the closest Metrolink stop to Wythenshawe Hospital .
Moor Road is a tram stop for Phase 3b of the Manchester Metrolink. It opened on 3 November 2014. It opened on 3 November 2014. [ 1 ] and is on the Airport Line on Moor Road at the junction of Bideford Drive.
This allows visitors to use Metrolink trams between stops in Zone 1 for free on the presentation of a Manchester CTLZ rail ticket. [5] [6] The Freedom of the City scheme was introduced in 2005 by GMPTE, now Transport for Greater Manchester. [7] Zone 1 includes ten Metrolink tram stops: Cornbrook (also in Zone 2) Deansgate-Castlefield (railway ...