Cornbrook tram stop

Cornbrook tram stop is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system in the Cornbrook area of Manchester, England. It is an interchange station, allowing passenger transfer between the network's Altrincham, Eccles, Airport, Trafford Park and South Manchester lines. The station opened on 6 December 1999 for line transfers and allowed street-level entry and exit to the public from 3 September 2005. It takes its name from Cornbrook Road, between the A56 and Pomona Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal, and was built on what was a Cheshire Lines Committee route to Manchester Central railway station. The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.

Cornbrook
Metrolink station
General information
LocationCornbrook, Manchester
England
Coordinates53.4700°N 2.2675°W / 53.4700; -2.2675
Grid referenceSJ823971
Line(s)City Centre
Platforms2 (island)
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone1/2
History
Original companyManchester Metrolink
Key dates
6 December 1999Opened (for interchange only)
3 September 2005Opened (for entry and exit)
Services
Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Trafford Bar East Didsbury–Shaw and Crompton Deansgate-Castlefield
East Didsbury–Rochdale Deansgate-Castlefield
Trafford Bar Manchester Airport–Victoria Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Victoria
Manchester Airport–Deansgate-Castlefield Deansgate-Castlefield
Terminus
Trafford Bar
towards Altrincham
Altrincham–Bury Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Bury
Altrincham–Piccadilly Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Piccadilly
Pomona
towards Eccles
Ashton-under-Lyne–Eccles via MediaCityUK Deansgate-Castlefield
Pomona
towards MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line
Pomona The Trafford Centre–Cornbrook Terminus
Planned extensions
Pomona
towards Port Salford
Port Salford–Crumpsall
(planned)
Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Crumpsall
Location
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