Crumpsall tram stop

Crumpsall
Metrolink
Crumpsall tram stop in January 2017
Crumpsall
Location of Crumpsall in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Crumpsall
Local authority City of Manchester
Coordinates 53°31′03″N 2°14′28″W / 53.5174°N 2.2410°W / 53.5174; -2.2410Coordinates: 53°31′03″N 2°14′28″W / 53.5174°N 2.2410°W / 53.5174; -2.2410
Grid reference SD841023
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone C
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping company Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping company London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Rail
History
Opened 1 September 1879 (1879-09-01)
Closed as rail station 17 August 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation 6 April 1992
UK Trams portal

Crumpsall tram stop is a Manchester Metrolink stop on the Bury Line and is located on the corner of Crumpsall Lane and Station Road. The station forms part of Ticketing Zone C and is the stop for North Manchester General Hospital, which can be reached by connecting bus services. The station installed Falco cycle lockers in July 2011.

Services

Crumpsall serves as a Metrolink stop for both Altrincham to Bury services, and Bury to Piccadilly services. Services mostly run every 12 minutes on these two routes, resulting in a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Altrincham
Altrincham – Bury Line
towards Bury
towards Piccadilly
Bury – Piccadilly Line

Refurnishment

In May 2015, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority released a report into the potential building of Metrolink's proposed Trafford Park line advising on the outlined plans and their financial implications.[1] Approval to build the line was granted in October 2016.[2]

A turnback facility is to be implemented to allow additional services. In July 2017, Transport for Greater Manchester and Metrolink announced that works would commence at Crumpsall tram stop in preparation for the new Trafford Park line joining the Metrolink network with an expected completion date of mid-2018.[3][4][5]

In December 2017 works began at the station to build a third platform for trams to terminate on the Trafford Park Line. This also saw the construction of a new foot crossing at the bottom of the platforms, completed on 7 February 2018. The footbridge was then demolished two days later, meaning currently, the Manchester-bound platform is only accessible via the foot-crossing at the bottom of the Bury-bound platform, although the station's accessibility has not been compromised.

Connecting bus services

Crumpsall is served by First Greater Manchester service 88, 89, 149 and 154.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Metrolink Trafford Park Line Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  2. ↑ Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m Tramline Approved BBC News 13 October 2016
  3. ↑ "Works at Crumpsall Metrolink stop". TfGM. Retrieved 8 Aug 2017.
  4. ↑ Work starts on new-look Crumpsall Metrolink stop Transport for Greater Manchester 23 August 2017
  5. ↑ Work begins to transform Crumpsall Metrolink stop ahead of £350m expansion Rail Technology Magazine 25 August 2017
  6. ↑ "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

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