Etihad Campus tram stop

Etihad Campus is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. The stop is located adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium (also known as the Etihad Stadium). The stop has a staggered platform layout, and has wide platforms in order to cope with large crowds which use the stop on match days or other events at the stadium.

Etihad Campus
Metrolink
The stop in May 2019.
Etihad Campus Location of Etihad Campus in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Etihad Campus/Sportcity
Local authority	Manchester
Coordinates	53.4853°N 2.2002°W / 53.4853; -2.2002
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	2
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	Metrolink
History
Opened	8 February 2013 (preview)[1] 11 February 2013 (full)[2][3]
East Manchester Line to MediaCityUK and Eccles Piccadilly  Great Ancoats Street underpass (Inner Ring) New Islington (final stop in Zone 1) Holt Town (first stop in Zone 2) River Medlock Etihad Campus Alan Turing Way underpass (Middle Ring) Velopark Ashton Canal Clayton Hall Edge Lane ( Zone 2 Zone 3 boundary) Cemetery Road Droylsden Audenshaw Ashton Moss    M60  (Outer Ring Road) Ashton West   Ashton-under-Lyne   ( Ashton-under-Lyne)

Initially intended to be known as Sportcity-Stadium, after the Sportcity area it serves, the proposal was changed following the announcement of Manchester City's Etihad Campus project.[4] The station opened on 11 February 2013,[2][3] after a three-day free trial for local residents.[1] The station was constructed as part of Phase 3a of the Metrolink's expansion.[5]

Services

Services are mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.

Additional trams and double trams run at events such as football matches and concerts at the nearby Etihad Stadium. A stabling siding to accommodate waiting trams prior to the event finishing has been constructed to allow quicker transportation of people following the conclusion of such events.

References

1. "It's the final countdown". Transport for Greater Manchester. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
2. Kirby, Dean (4 December 2012). "Opening of Metrolink tram service to Droylsden delayed until February 2013". Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
3. "Droylsden's new Metrolink line to open in February". Transport for Greater Manchester. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
4. "Construction work on track" (PDF). The Link. TfGM (3): 4. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
5. "Metrolink - Etihad Campus" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

External links

• Etihad Campus Stop Information
• Etihad Campus area map
• Light Rail Transit Association

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink		Following station
Holt Town towards Eccles		Eccles – Ashton-under-Lyne Line		Velopark towards Ashton-under-Lyne
Holt Town towards MediaCityUK		MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line		Velopark towards Ashton-under-Lyne

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