Ashton-under-Lyne tram stop

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Ashton-under-Lyne
Metrolink station
Ashton-under-Lyne tram stop, Feb 18.jpg
The stop in February 2018.
General information
Location Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
England
Coordinates 53°29′25″N2°05′53″W / 53.49035°N 2.09806°W / 53.49035; -2.09806
Line(s) East Manchester Line
Platforms2 (1 island)
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3
History
Opened9 October 2013 [1]
Original company Manchester Metrolink
Location
Ashton-under-Lyne tram stop

Ashton-under-Lyne is a tram stop serving Ashton-under-Lyne on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system, it is the terminus of the system's East Manchester Line (EML). It is located beside Ashton-under-Lyne bus station, and a few minutes walk away from Ashton-under-Lyne railway station, forming an Ashton travel hub. [2]

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History

The stop was built as part of Phase 3b of the network's expansion, and opened on 9 October 2013, [1] ahead of the originally-publicised schedule of the winter of 2013–14. [3]

In May 2009, a special fund of £1.5 billion was agreed for 15 transport schemes in Greater Manchester. These included a further 2.1-mile (3.4 km) extension to the East Manchester line from Droylsden to Ashton-under-Lyne. Plans for the extension from Droylsden to Ashton-under-Lyne were fully approved by the Department for Transport in March 2010 whereupon MPact-Thales was appointed as the main contractor. [4]

Services

Tram services depart every 12 minutes from this stop heading towards Eccles. These services travel via MediaCityUK during off-peak times.

Preceding station Manchester metrolink logo.PNG Manchester Metrolink Following station
Ashton West
towards Eccles
Eccles–Ashton (peak only)Terminus
Eccles–Ashton via MediaCityUK (off-peak only)

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References

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  2. "Metrolink - Ashton-under-Lyne station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. "Metrolink - East Manchester line". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. "Travel by tram".