Clayton Hall tram stop
Clayton Hall | ||||||
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| Metrolink station | ||||||
| Clayton Hall tram stop in 2013. | ||||||
| General information | ||||||
| Location | Clayton, Manchester England | |||||
| Coordinates | 53°28′58′′N 2°10′56′′W / 53.48280°N 2.18233°W / 53.48280; -2.18233 | |||||
| Line(s) | East Manchester Line | |||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||
| Other information | ||||||
| Status | In operation | |||||
| Fare zone | 2 | |||||
| History | ||||||
| Opened | 8 February 2013 (preview)[1] 11 February 2013 (full)[2] [3] | |||||
| Original company | Metrolink | |||||
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Clayton Hall in the Clayton area of Manchester, England, is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Transport for Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. 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.[4]
Services
[edit ]Manchester railways | ||||
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City Centre and North
Past, present and future | ||||
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| Bowker Vale | ||||
| Crumpsall | Clayton Bridge | |||
| Abraham Moss | Park | |||
| Woodlands Road | ||||
| Queens Road | Central Park | |||
| Monsall | Edge Lane | |||
| Miles Platting | Clayton Hall | |||
| Velopark | ||||
| Oldham Road | Holt Town | |||
| Manchester Victoria | Etihad Campus | |||
| Exchange | New Islington | |||
and to Salford |
Ardwick | |||
| Shudehill | Ashburys | |||
| High Street │ | Mayfield | |||
| Market Street │ | ||||
| Exchange Square | Gorton | |||
| Mosley Street | Manchester Oxford Road | |||
| St Peter's Square | ||||
| │ | Deansgate | |||
| Liverpool Road | ||||
and to Salford |
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| Cornbrook | Cornbrook | |||
| Pomona | ||||
| Trafford Bar | ||||
| Firswood | ||||
Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times.
| Preceding station | Manchester Metrolink | Following station | ||
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| Velopark towards Eccles
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Eccles–Ashton (peak only) | Edge Lane towards Ashton-under-Lyne
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| Eccles–Ashton via MediaCityUK (off-peak only) | ||||
Connecting bus routes
[edit ]Clayton Hall is served by buses stopping nearby on Ashton New Road. Stagecoach Manchester services 216 and 231 both run between Manchester and Ashton with the 216 replicating the tram route to Droylsden before continuing via Audenshaw, while the 231 runs via Littlemoss and Smallshaw. The 231 is also operated by First Greater Manchester during the evening. Stagecoach's 171 service runs between Newton Heath and East Didsbury via Openshaw, Gorton and Levenshulme, while M Travel's 188 service also runs via Openshaw and Gorton on its route between Manchester and Ryder Brow.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "It's the final countdown". Transport for Greater Manchester. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Metrolink - Clayton Hall station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
