Piccadilly Gardens tram stop

Piccadilly Gardens is a tram stop in Zone 1 of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. It is located beside Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre, and serves both as a transport hub (by integrating with the adjacent Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station), and interchange station (which can be used for changing between Metrolink lines).[1]

Not to be confused with Manchester Piccadilly station.

Piccadilly Gardens
Metrolink station
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop in February 2018
General information
LocationPiccadilly Gardens, Manchester
England
Coordinates53.4803°N 2.2370°W / 53.4803; -2.2370
Grid referenceSJ843982
Line(s)City Centre
Platforms2 (island)
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone1
History
Opened27 April 1992
Original companyMetrolink
Location

Piccadilly Gardens tram stop opened on 27 April 1992, as part of Metrolink's Phase 1. The station was rebuilt during 2009 with a wider platform and a new canopy, reopening on 2 November 2009. The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.[2]

Services

Service pattern

Services mostly run every 12 minutes on all routes.

At peak times (07:15 – 19:30 Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 18:30 Saturday):

  • 5 trams per hour to Altrincham
  • 5 trams per hour to Ashton-under-Lyne
  • 5 trams per hour to Bury
  • 5 trams per hour to Eccles
  • 5 trams per hour to Etihad Campus
  • 5 trams per hour to MediaCityUK
  • 10 trams per hour to Piccadilly

Offpeak (all other times during operational hours):

  • 5 trams per hour to Altrincham
  • 5 trams per hour to Ashton-under-Lyne
  • 5 trams per hour to Bury
  • 5 trams per hour to Eccles (via MediaCityUK)
  • 10 trams per hour to Piccadilly
  • Piccadilly Gardens tram stop in December 2013.
  • A T-68 tram at Piccadilly Gardens tram stop in 2005.

References
  1. TfGM (2013). "Services Map" (PDF). metrolink.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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