MediaCityUK tram stop

MediaCityUK tram stop is a stop on the Manchester Metrolink light rail system. It is located in MediaCityUK, in Salford. The stop serves MediaCityUK, The Lowry, the Imperial War Museum North and other parts of Salford Quays.

MediaCityUK
Metrolink
MediaCityUK tram stop in February 2018
MediaCityUK Location of MediaCityUK in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	MediaCityUK
Local authority	City of Salford
Coordinates	53.4719°N 2.2978°W / 53.4719; -2.2978
Grid reference	SJ803973
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	2
Present status	In operation
History
Opened	20 September 2010
Eccles Line to Ashton-under-Lyne Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) Bridgewater Canal Cornbrook ( Zone 1 Zone 2 boundary) to Altrincham, East Didsbury & Manchester Airport Bridgewater Canal Pomona Trafford Park Line to Intu Trafford Centre Manchester Ship Canal Exchange Quay Salford Quays Anchorage Harbour City MediaCityUK bridge to Imperial War Museum Broadway Langworthy Weaste Ladywell Eccles ( Eccles)

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The Metrolink extension in 2010

MediaCityUK is a development within Salford Quays, on the site of the former Manchester Docks. When an active port, the quays were served by numerous railway goods lines.

The Metrolink's extension into Salford Quays was part of a programme of urban renewal for the area around the Manchester Ship Canal. Plans for a light rail system into Salford Quays have existed since around 1987, initially as far as Broadway;[1] the proposals evolved, with plans for a branch line to serve the Lowry arts centre.[2] The MediaCity extension replaced that proposal.[3] It opened on 20 September 2010,[4] as the terminus of a specially-constructed 360-metre-long spur (0.22 mi) from the Eccles Line.

Services to the station were suspended following an incident at the Harbour City crossover on the second day of operation. A driver reversed after only partially passing over spring-loaded points causing the tram to straddle two tracks and hit a central support column.[5]

Services

Service pattern

• 12 minutes service to Ashton-under-Lyne
• 12 minutes service to Eccles (before 07:00 and after 20:00 Mon-Fri; Before 09:00 and after 18:30 Saturdays; all day Sundays and Bank Holidays)

The station was originally served by a dedicated Piccadilly - MediaCityUK service during enhanced service (07:00-20:00 Mon-Fri; 09:00-18:30 Sat). However, as of 28 January 2018, services were extended to operate between MediaCityUK and Etihad Campus during enhanced service every 12 minutes, with Eccles - Ashton services calling outside of these times [6]. The Etihad Campus service was further extended to Ashton in January 2019[7][8] meaning a through service between MediaCityUK and Ashton during all hours of operation.

Connecting bus routes

MediaCityUK tram stop is served by Diamond Bus North West services 13, 73 and 79, which stops nearby within Salford Quays. Also, stopping nearby is Go North West service 53, travelling between Cheetham Hill and Salford Shopping Centre and Stagecoach Manchester service 50, linking Salford Shopping Centre in Pendleton, Salford Crescent railway station, Salford University, Salford Central railway station, Manchester and East Didsbury with Salford Quays and MediaCityUK.

References

1. Metrolink Community Liaison (1987). "Metrolink - Light Rail in Greater Manchester". publicity brochure. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority and Executive.
2. "Metrolink Future Network" (PDF). GMPTE. 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
3. "Mediacity:uk". GMPTE. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
4. "Metrolink trams pull in to MediaCityUK station for first time". Manchester Evening News. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
5. "Eccles Metrolink line reopens after Salford Quays tram crash". MEN. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
6. http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/news/index.html#jan.b
7. Charlotte Cox (23 January 2019). "Ashton line trams to double from next week - with a service running every six minutes". Manchester Evening News.
8. "Metrolink Corporate Scheme ticket" (PDF). TfGM/University of Salford. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

External links

• MediaCityUK Stop Information
• MediaCityUK area map

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink		Following station
Broadway towards Eccles		Eccles – Ashton-under-Lyne Line Served only outside "enhanced" service hours		Harbour City towards Ashton-under-Lyne
Terminus		MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line Operates during "enhanced" service hours
	Out-of-station interchange
Village towards intu Trafford Centre		Trafford Centre - Cornbrook Line Transfer at: Imperial War Museum		Wharfside towards Cornbrook

Railway Lines in Salford
Past, present and future
to Wigan Wallgate   to Bolton Great Moor Street to Wigan North Western   Little Hulton Ellenbrook Walkden Low Level Walkden High Level to Liverpool Lime Street Moorside to Bolton Barton Moss Worsley Swinton Dixon Fold Patricroft   Monton Green Pendlebury to Bury Irlams-o'-th'-Height Eccles Eccles   Clifton Junction Ladywell   Agecroft Bridge Weaste Weaste Brindle Heath Jct Agecroft Jct Langworthy Seedley Pendleton Pendleton Bridge Broadway Cross Lane MediaCityUK Harbour City   Salford Crescent Anchorage Salford Docks Salford Quays Windsor Link Exchange Quay Ordsall Lane   Oldfield Road Metrolink to Manchester Ordsall Chord Salford Central to Manchester Deansgate to Manchester Victoria