Velopark Metrolink station

 Velopark
Manchester Metrolink
Under construction in November 2010
Location
Place Clayton, Greater Manchester
Local authority City of Manchester
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone
Present status Under construction
History
Opening Summer 2012
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Velopark Metrolink station is a station under construction as part of Phase 3a of the Manchester Metrolink. Before work began the stop was known as New East (for Velodrome) and later as Sportcity-Velodrome.

The station is scheduled to open in the summer of 2012[1] (although may open earlier as a terminus stop for trams heading to and from Manchester) and will be located on the East Manchester line on Ashton New Road next to the junction of Alan Turing Way[2]. The stop is located by the Asda-Walmart supermarket near the City of Manchester Stadium, which is served by the Eastlands City Stadium stop located outside the stadium.

Services

Trams on the East Manchester line travel westbound towards Manchester Piccadilly station and continue through the city centre towards other destinations, whilst eastbound trams will head towards Ashton-under-Lyne Metrolink station. 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 - Velopark station". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pdf/future_metrolink/east-manchester-line/velopark.pdf. Retrieved 26 June 2011. 

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