St Peter's Square tram stop
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 Zone 1 of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. The stop's platforms were extended in 2009. Later redevelopment in 2015–16 demolished the original two side platforms and replaced them with a twin-island platform layout which allows for limited cross-platform interchange.
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Opened | 27 April 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The stop is the most used on the Metrolink network[1] and lies between Deansgate-Castlefield to the South-West and either Exchange Square, Market Street or Piccadilly Gardens tram stops.
History
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.[2] The early proposals for an on-street light rail system in Manchester revived the idea of a station in the square. St. Peter's Square was one of the original city-centre stops to open when Metrolink started operations in 1992, when it consisted of two side platforms and basic shelters. In common with most newly-built Metrolink stops at the time, St. Peter's Square had two-level platforms, meaning only a short section of the platforms offered level boarding.
The stop was demolished and rebuilt with a full length platform and improved passenger facilities in November 2009. When a building called Elisabeth House, which had stood between Dickinson Street and Oxford Street since the 1970s, was demolished for redevelopment in 2011 as One St Peter's Square,[3] architects' plans were entered in a competition, which was modified in 2011 to incorporate proposals to improve the Metrolink station. In March 2012 a shortlist of two submissions was made.[4]
The stop closed in 2015 for 14 months to allow a total redevelopment,[5] and re-opened on 28 August 2016 as a four-platform interchange, comprising 2 island platforms, one for inbound services and the other for outbound. This offers same-direction cross-platform interchange. The stop was moved slightly north towards Princess Street, from that of its old location, which was in front of Manchester Central Library. A number of trees were planted within the structure of the platforms to improve the look and feel of the space.[6] The Manchester Cenotaph was also relocated and the entire square has been redeveloped into a new public space. During most of the work, a reduced service ran through the square on a single track[7] - but there were 2 full 2-month closures at the beginning and end of the project. This meant between late June and the end of August 2015[8] and from 26 June 2016 until 28 August 2016, no Metrolink services ran through the square. The rebuilding work uncovered the remnants of an 18th century church crypt.[9]
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Services
Service pattern
At peak times (07:15 – 19:30 Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 18:30 Saturday):
- 10 trams per hour to Altrincham
- 5 trams per hour to Ashton-under-Lyne
- 5 trams per hour to Bury
- 10 trams per hour to East Didsbury
- 5 trams per hour to Eccles
- 5 trams per hour to Etihad Campus
- 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
- 5 trams per hour to MediaCityUK
- 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
- 5 trams per hour to Rochdale Town Centre
- 5 trams per hour to Shaw and Crompton
- 5 trams per hour to Victoria
Offpeak (all other times during operational hours):
- 5 trams per hour to Altrincham
- 5 trams per hour to Ashton-under-Lyne
- 5 trams per hour to East Didsbury
- 5 trams per hour to Eccles via MediaCityUK
- 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
- 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
- 5 trams per hour to Rochdale Town Centre
- 5 trams per hour to Victoria
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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towards East Didsbury | East Didsbury – Shaw and Crompton Line | towards Shaw and Crompton |
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towards East Didsbury | East Didsbury – Rochdale Town Centre Line | towards Rochdale Town Centre |
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towards Manchester Airport | Manchester Airport – Victoria Line | towards Victoria |
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towards Altrincham | Altrincham – Bury Line | towards Bury |
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Altrincham – Piccadilly Line | towards Piccadilly |
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towards Eccles | Eccles – Ashton-under-Lyne Line | towards Ashton-under-Lyne |
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towards MediaCityUK | MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line | towards Ashton-under-Lyne |
References
- "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- SELNEC PTE (October 1971), SELNEC Picc-Vic Line, SELNEC PTE publicity brochure
- "Elizabeth House". Cool Manchester. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- One St Peter's Square; E-architect
- "St Peter's Square Metrolink stop to reopen after a year". BBC News. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "One month to go for St Peter's Square tram works". Place North West. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016.
- "Next stop, St. Peter's Square" (PDF). 8 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- . TfGM. 29 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150808020458/http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pages/news.aspx?newsID=191. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Missing or empty
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(help) - Helen Heath (15 February 2017). "Bishop of Manchester rededicates cross in St Peter's square". thenorthernquota.org. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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- Tram times and station information for St Peter's Square Metrolink station from Manchester Metrolink
- St Peter's Square area map
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