Exchange Square tram stop

Not to be confused with Exchange Quay tram stop.
 Exchange Square
Metrolink

Exchange Square tram stop on the day of opening.
Exchange Square
Location of Exchange Square in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Exchange Square
Local authority Manchester
Coordinates 53°29′03″N 2°14′36″W / 53.4843°N 2.2433°W / 53.4843; -2.2433Coordinates: 53°29′03″N 2°14′36″W / 53.4843°N 2.2433°W / 53.4843; -2.2433
Grid reference SJ839986
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone D (City)
Present status In operation
History
Opened 6 December 2015
UK Trams portal

Exchange Square tram stop is a stop in the City Zone of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system, in Exchange Square opposite the Manchester Arndale shopping centre in Manchester city centre. It is part of the Second City Crossing (2CC).[1][2]

Construction began in 2014, and after tests in November 2015[3] it opened on 6 December 2015 with trams running to Shaw and Crompton until the full Second City Crossing is completed in 2017.[4][5][6]

Services

Service pattern

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Exchange Square tram stop.
  1. Second city crossing route
  2. Second city crossing Greater Manchester Transport – 2011
  3. Charlotte Dobson (1 November 2015). "Pictured: First trams tested on Manchester's Second City Crossing line as Metrolink aim to have Exchange Square open for Christmas". men.
  4. Jennifer Williams (2013-10-28). "Second cross-city Metrolink tram link gets green light". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  5. "Metrolink Capital Update" (PDF). TfGM. 2 October 2015.
  6. "Metrolink Second City Crossing set to open". British Trams Online. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  7. "Exchange Square". TfGM. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
TerminusShaw and Crompton – Exchange Square Line
Rochdale Town Centre – Exchange Square Line
Sundays and Bank Holidays only
  Under Construction  
Manchester Airport Line
Open between Manchester Airport and Cornbrook
towards 
Second City Crossing
Terminus


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