Cornbrook Metrolink station

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30px Cornbrook
Metrolink
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A M5000 at Cornbrook Metrolink station
Cornbrook is located in Manchester_Metrolink
Cornbrook
Cornbrook
Location of Cornbrook in Greater Manchester
Location
Place St George's
Local authority Manchester
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grid reference SJ823971
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone A
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator Metrolink
History
Opened 6 December 1999
(For interchange only)
3 September 2005
(For entry and exit)
Portal icon UK Trams portal

Cornbrook Metrolink station is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is an interchange station, allowing passenger transfer between the network's Altrincham, Eccles, Manchester Airport and South Manchester Lines. Located in the St George's area of Manchester, the station opened on 6 December 1999 (purely for line transfers) and allowed street-level entry and exit to the public from 3 September 2005. It takes its name from being at the north side of Cornbrook Road, which is between the A56 road and Pomona Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal, and was built on what was a Cheshire Lines Committee route to Manchester Central railway station.

As well as two through platforms, Cornbrook Metrolink station had a bay platform at its eastern, Manchester-end, which was taken out of use and the tracks lifted during renovation in August 2009. Cornbrook Metrolink station will be the terminus of a MediaCityUK shuttle service, although the branch is currently being served by passenger services to Eccles Interchange.[1]

History

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See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The stop opened with the Eccles extension on 6 December 1999 with two through platforms and a Manchester facing bay platform for terminating trams. Cornbrook was unique when opened as there was no access to/from the street, the stop being used for transfer between Bury-Altrincham line trams and Eccles line trams. Due to security issues and a low estimated usage.

Because of a rise in the local population due to new residential developments, particularly on Ellesmere Street, the stop's emergency exit staircase to the street was converted into a full passenger entrance/exit, which opened on 3 September 2005. There are plans to relocate the entrance as part of the "Cornbrook Hub" redevelopment.[2]

During August 2009, the track layout was extensively remodelled to accommodate the MediaCityUK tram service and as a result the track was removed from the bay platform reducing the number of platforms to 2. However the infrastructure remains and the platform could be reinstated if the need arises.

This is the second station in this locality as Cornbrook railway station was opened to serve Pomona Gardens on the south side of Cornbrook Road on 1 June 1856 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR), which runs parallel to the Metrolink at this point. The first station closed on 31 May 1865.

Services

Service pattern

  • 5 trams per hour to Deansgate-Castlefield with single trams
  • 10 trams per hour to Altrincham with some double trams
  • 5 trams per hour to East Didsbury with double trams in the peak
  • 5 trams per hour to Eccles via MediaCityUK with double trams
  • 10 trams per hour to Piccadilly with double trams
  • 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport with single trams

Connecting bus routes

Cornbrook station is served by bus services on nearby Chester Road. Stagecoach Manchester/Arriva North West service 84 runs to Reddish via Chorlton, West Didsbury and East Didsbury and Stagecoach service 255 runs to Partington via Stretford and Urmston. Both services run to Manchester, terminating at Piccadilly Gardens.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/21225/cornbrook_regeneration_framework_november_2013
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links


Preceding station   15px Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Eccles
 Eccles – Piccadilly Line
towards Piccadilly
towards Altrincham
 Altrincham – Deansgate-Castlefield Line
Monday to Saturday peak only
Terminus
Altrincham – Etihad Campus Line
towards Etihad Campus
Manchester Airport - Cornbrook Line Terminus
towards East Didsbury
 East Didsbury – Bury Line
towards Bury
  Under Construction  
Manchester Airport Line
Open between Manchester Airport and Cornbrook
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