Timeline of Manchester Metrolink

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This timeline lists significant events in the history of Greater Manchester's light rail network called the Manchester Metrolink.

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1960s

1968

1969

1970s

1972

1973

1974

1977

1980s

Docklands Light Railway rolling stock on public display in Debdale Park on 9 February 1987 DLR train at Debdale Park Manchester.jpg
Docklands Light Railway rolling stock on public display in Debdale Park on 9 February 1987

1982

1983

1984

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1987

1988

1989

1990s

Metrolink under construction in 1991, as viewed from Manchester Piccadilly railway station View from Piccadilly Station approach, Manchester - geograph.org.uk - 733658.jpg
Metrolink under construction in 1991, as viewed from Manchester Piccadilly railway station

1990

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1992

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1999

2000s

2000

2001

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010s

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2011

2012

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2015

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2019

2020s

2020

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2024

Future events

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