Manchester Airport trams

Metrolink’s new line to Manchester Airport will open to passengers on Monday 3 November – well over 12 months ahead of schedule.  The final stage of the pre-launch process has begun with trams starting at the Cornbrook interchange, just off Bridgewater Way (A56) operating every 12 minutes, the normal schedule once the service opens.

Trams from the airport will run as far as Cornbrook until Metrolink’s transformational Second City Crossing opens in 2017 and unlocks extra track capacity through the city centre.

Journeys from the airport to Cornbrook, where passengers can connect with frequent services to stops across the network, will take around 45 minutes and will effectively double the number of trams running between St Werburgh’s Road and Cornbrook.

A 300-space park and ride facility – free for Metrolink passengers to use – will open at the Sale Water Park stop.  www.tfgm.com/Corporate/Media_Centre/Pages/default.aspx

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