St Peter's Square tram stop

 St Peter's Square
Metrolink

A M5000 at St Peter's Square tram stop
St Peter's Square
Location of St Peter's Square in Greater Manchester
Location
Place St Peter's Square
Local authority Manchester
Coordinates 53°28′40″N 2°14′37″W / 53.4779°N 2.2437°W / 53.4779; -2.2437Coordinates: 53°28′40″N 2°14′37″W / 53.4779°N 2.2437°W / 53.4779; -2.2437
Grid reference SJ839979
Platforms 2 (4 when reopened)
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone D (City)
Present status Under construction
Operations
Original operator Metrolink
History
Opening 27 April 1992 (1992-04-27)
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St Peter's Square is a tram stop in St Peter's Square in Manchester city centre, England. It opened on 27 April 1992 and is in the City Zone of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system..

The stop is on the west side of the square, in front of Manchester Central Library and southeast of Manchester Town Hall. It is between Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop and Piccadilly Gardens tram stop. It closed for re-development in 2015 and will re-open in 2016.

History

An artist's impression of light rail in St Peter's Square (1987)
Redevelopment of the station in September 2015

Plans for a rapid transit station in St Peter's Square were made in the 1970s; proposals for the abandoned Picc-Vic tunnel envisaged the construction of an underground station to serve both St Peter's and the neighbouring Albert Square.[1] The early proposals for an on-street light rail system in Manchester revived the idea of a station in the square, and the idea was retained as the project evolved, becoming a reality when the Metrolink system opened in 1992.

The stop was demolished and rebuilt with a full length platform and improved passenger facilities in November 2009.

Elisabeth House occupied the side of the square opposite the library (between Dickinson Street and Oxford Street) from the 1970s until 2011 when it was demolished for redevelopment as One St Peter's Square.[2] Plans prepared by architects were entered in a competition which was modified in 2011 to incorporate Metrolink proposals; in March 2012 a shortlist of two submissions was made.[3]

The stop closed on 28 June 2015 for re-development and will be moved slightly north towards Princess Street, and transformed into a four-platform interchange, by 2016. The Manchester Cenotaph will be relocated and the entire square redeveloped into a new public space. For the majority of the time that the stop is closed, services will pass through on a single line without stopping.

References

  1. ↑ SELNEC PTE (October 1971), SELNEC Picc-Vic Line, SELNEC PTE publicity brochure
  2. ↑ "Elizabeth House". Cool Manchester. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  3. ↑ One St Peter's Square; E-architect

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