The Trafford Centre tram stop

The Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre
Manchester Metrolink tram stop
General information
Location	Dumplington, Trafford ; England
Coordinates	53°28′04″N2°20′52″W / 53.46789°N 2.34772°W
Line(s)	Trafford Park Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3
Key dates
22 March 2020	Opened as intu Trafford Centre
January 2021	Renamed The Trafford Centre
Location
Location

Last updated August 20, 2024

The Trafford Centre is a tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink's Trafford Park Line, and the line's current terminus. It is located adjacent to Barton Dock Road between Ellesmere Circle and Bright Circle,^[1] and serves the like-named shopping centre.

History

In 2013, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership announced it may fund the construction of the Trafford Park Line as far as The Trafford Centre 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]

This stop was endorsed by former owner intu Properties,^[3] and opened on 22 March 2020.^[4]^[5] An alternative route to this stop also featured in Salford City Council's unitary development plan (2004–2016), whereby The Trafford Centre would be directly connected to Eccles via the A57 at Barton-upon-Irwell.^[6]

The stop opened to passengers on 22 March 2020, and the first passenger service tram (3073) stopped at The Trafford Centre just after 06:51.^[7]^[8]

Following the administration of the intu Group, the shopping centre was renamed to drop references to its former owner in November 2020.^[9] The changes took place gradually on the Metrolink network. Online references to the tram stop were altered from intu Trafford Centre to The Trafford Centre around January 2021.^[10]

Layout

The Trafford Centre tram stop consists of two platforms (island platform).

On the east end of the platforms, there is one double-sided canopy, each with six seats and three perch seats underneath. Also underneath each one (nearer to the centre of the platform) is a ticket machine. Two passenger help points are also located on either side of the canopies.

Near the ticket machines, two dot matrix passenger information displays stand serving one platform each, and show estimated departure times for trams in minutes up to 30 minutes prior (up to three at a time) and number of carriages.

There isn't much except three signs on the west end of the platforms, each indicating the name of the stop, its fare zone, and tram destinations. Only one out of the three shows any closure notices for passengers.

Services

Services run every 12 minutes on all routes. Some routes (not shown here) only run during peak times.

From this stop, services run to Castlefield in Manchester city centre via Imperial War Museum (for IWM North), and Wharfside (for Old Trafford Stadium).

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Terminus		The Trafford Centre–Deansgate		Barton Dock Road towards Deansgate-Castlefield

Connecting transport

Other trams

The Trafford Centre tram stop is close to another stop on the line, Barton Dock Road, which serves Trafford Palazzo. It is a 5-10 minute walk between the two. There is a link bridge between The Trafford Centre and Trafford Palazzo that makes it easier for passengers accessing the eastern half of The Trafford Centre to instead alight at Barton Dock Road.

Buses

Some bus services serve The Trafford Centre tram stop directly, on routes 150 (Gorton–The Trafford Centre bus station) and 250 (Piccadilly Gardens–The Trafford Centre bus station).

The Trafford Centre has its own bus station, serving a variety of routes. It is a 5-minute walk away from the tram stop, though there are direct connections between them by bus as mentioned just above.

Trains

This tram stop is not directly connected to any railway stations, but the nearest one is Patricroft, approximately 1.5 miles away walking.

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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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
↑ Prior, Gareth. "In Pictures: Metrolink's Trafford Park line opens | British Trams Online News" . Retrieved 26 May 2024.
↑ GM Trainspotting (22 March 2020). Metrolink Driver's Eye View - Trafford Park Line - Cornbrook to intu Trafford Centre . Retrieved 26 May 2024– via YouTube.
↑ ""Trafford Centre makes major announcement over ownership - LIVE updates"". Manchester Evening News. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
↑ ""The Trafford Centre tram stop"". Transport for Greater Manchester. 24 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013. 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.

[udp2-6] Salford City Council (2004). "City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004–2016 Saved Policies". salford.gov.uk. p. Accessibility. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

[7] Prior, Gareth. "In Pictures: Metrolink's Trafford Park line opens | British Trams Online News" . Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[8] GM Trainspotting (22 March 2020). Metrolink Driver's Eye View - Trafford Park Line - Cornbrook to intu Trafford Centre . Retrieved 26 May 2024– via YouTube.

[9] ""Trafford Centre makes major announcement over ownership - LIVE updates"". Manchester Evening News. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[10] ""The Trafford Centre tram stop"". Transport for Greater Manchester. 24 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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