Etihad Campus Metrolink station

 Etihad Campus
Manchester Metrolink
Under construction in April 2011
Location
Place Etihad Stadium, Sportcity, Greater Manchester
Local authority City of Manchester
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone
Present status Proposed station
History
Opening Summer 2012
UK Trams portal

Etihad Campus Metrolink station is a future station to be built as part of Phase 3a of the Manchester Metrolink. This station, originally due to be named Sportcity-Stadium then Eastlands City Stadium, will provide a rail link from the city centre to the Etihad Stadium (formerly known as City of Manchester Stadium), the home of Manchester City.

The station is scheduled to open in the summer of 2012[1] (in time for the 2012–13 season, although this could be acclerated to open during the 2011–12 season) and will be located on the East Manchester line outside the stadium near Joe Mercer Way[2].

Services

Trams are scheduled along the East Manchester line westbound towards Manchester Piccadilly station before continuing through the city centre towards other destinations, whilst eastbound trams will head towards Ashton-under-Lyne. Trams will run every 12 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime, increasing to every 6 minutes at peak times. On Sundays and Bank Holidays, there will be a 15 minute service[1].

Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
    Under Construction    
East Manchester Line

References

  1. ^ a b "Metrolink - East Manchester line". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/futuremetrolink/east-manchester-line.asp. Retrieved 26 June 2011. 
  2. ^ "Metrolink - Etihad Campus". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pdf/future_metrolink/east-manchester-line/etihad-campus.pdf. Retrieved 26 June 2011. 

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