Intu Trafford Centre tram stop

intu Trafford Centre
	Metrolink
	intu Trafford Centre Location of intu Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Dumplington
Local authority	Trafford
Coordinates	53.4678°N 2.3475°W
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	3
Present status	In operation
History
Opened	22 March 2020
Trafford Park Line
	Zone 1
	Zone 2
	Eccles Line
	to Eccles & MediaCityUK
	footbridges
	to Lowry Centre or MediaCityUK
	Zone 2
	Zone 3

intu Trafford Centre is a tram stop built for Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system, built to serve passengers boarding and alighting at the Trafford Centre on the Trafford Park Line. The stop is located adjacent to Barton Dock Road between Ellesmere Circle and Bright Circle.[1]

History

In 2013, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership announced it may fund the construction of the Trafford line as far as Trafford Centre Metrolink station using the Earnback mechanism of the Greater Manchester City Deal, estimating that the line could be open to passengers by 2018/19 (subject to a satisfactory business case, Transport and Works Act Order and public consultation).[2]

The Metrolink stop at the Trafford Centre is endorsed by Intu Properties (the site's owner),[3] and is located along a new line routed from Pomona.[4][5] An alternative route to this proposed stop also featured in Salford City Council's unitary development plan (2004–2016), whereby Metrolink would be expanded to the Trafford Centre from Eccles Interchange via the A57 road at Barton-upon-Irwell.[6] It opened on 22 March 2020.[7][8]

Layout

The Trafford Centre received approval for a new covered walkway to connect the shopping centre to the tram stop,[9] which has been completed ready for the start of passenger service.

Services

From this stop a service runs generally every 12 minutes towards Cornbrook.

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink	Following station
Terminus		Trafford Centre - Cornbrook Line	Barton Dock Road towards Cornbrook
	Planned extensions
Trafford Quays towards Port Salford		Trafford Centre Line	Barton Dock Road towards Crumpsall

References

"Transport & Works Act Order". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (26 July 2013). "Report for Resolution: Earnback Model, SEMMMS and Metrolink Trafford Park Extension" (PDF). Association of Greater Manchester Authorities. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
"The Trafford Centre Travel Plan 2012" (PDF). intutraffordcentre.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
GMPTE 2000.
TfGM & GMCA 2011, p. 46.
Salford City Council (2004). "City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004–2016 Saved Policies". salford.gov.uk. p. Accessibility. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
"Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m tramline opening date revealed". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
"Metrolink's Trafford Park line to open as planned at weekend". Place North West. 20 March 2020.
""98632/FUL/19 - Erection of a covered pedestrian walkway and public realm improvements"". Trafford Borough Council. 29 October 2019.

Bibliography

GMPTE (2000). Metrolink, Transforming Our Future: A Network for the 21st Century. Manchester: GMPTE Promotions.
TfGM; GMCA (2011). Greater Manchester's third Local Transport Plan 2011/12 – 2015/16 (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.

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[1] "Transport & Works Act Order". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[2] Greater Manchester Combined Authority (26 July 2013). "Report for Resolution: Earnback Model, SEMMMS and Metrolink Trafford Park Extension" (PDF). Association of Greater Manchester Authorities. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

[3] "The Trafford Centre Travel Plan 2012" (PDF). intutraffordcentre.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

[FOOTNOTEGMPTE2000-4] GMPTE 2000.

[FOOTNOTETfGMGMCA201146-5] TfGM & GMCA 2011, p. 46.

[udp-6] Salford City Council (2004). "City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004–2016 Saved Policies". salford.gov.uk. p. Accessibility. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

[7] "Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m tramline opening date revealed". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[8] "Metrolink's Trafford Park line to open as planned at weekend". Place North West. 20 March 2020.

[9] ""98632/FUL/19 - Erection of a covered pedestrian walkway and public realm improvements"". Trafford Borough Council. 29 October 2019.