Mosley Street Metrolink station
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Mosley Street Metrolink Station is on the Altrincham and Eccles lines of the Manchester Metrolink
light rail system in Manchester City Centre
, England
, UK
. The station is unidirectional, having a single platform on the southbound track to serve passengers travelling towards St Peter's Square. There is no platform for services towards Piccadilly Gardens
or Market Street
.
Mosley Street station was opened in the first phase of the Metrolink tram network in 1992, and like other city centre stops, it was designed with a varied height platform, partly full-height with ramped lower sections. Trams stopping at these platforms would extend mechanical steps to allow access at the low-platform sections.
trams have been built without retractable steps). The new platforms can also accommodate double-length trams.
Mosley Street is the only tram stop in Manchester which was not upgraded. A review of the stop's future was conducted which found that the stop could cause congestion for trams at the Piccadilly delta junction when additional services are implemented. The report also noted that the tight confines around the stop location meant that rebuilding the platform to the new specifications would impact on pedestrian flows and access to adjacent retail establishments. With two other Metrolink stops in close proximity – Piccadilly Gardens, 160 metres (524.9 ft), and St Peter's Square, 48 metres (157.5 ft) – the expense of a platform upgrade was not considered to be economically or operationally justifiable, and the decision was taken in February 2010 to close the stop. Mosley Street Metrolink station is due to close in early 2012.
Manchester Metrolink
Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. It consists of four lines which converge in Manchester city centre and terminate in Bury, Altrincham, Eccles and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester and operated under contract by RATP Group...
light rail system in Manchester City Centre
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. The station is unidirectional, having a single platform on the southbound track to serve passengers travelling towards St Peter's Square. There is no platform for services towards Piccadilly Gardens
Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink station
Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink station is a Manchester Metrolink station located in Piccadilly Gardens, adjacent to Piccadilly Bus Station. The station can be used for Interchange between the Bury service and Altrincham and Eccles services. The station is in the City Ticketing Zone.The station was...
or Market Street
Market Street Metrolink station
Market Street Metrolink Station is a Manchester Metrolink station on Market Street, Manchester. Market Street is one of eight City-Zone Metrolink Stations....
.
Mosley Street station was opened in the first phase of the Metrolink tram network in 1992, and like other city centre stops, it was designed with a varied height platform, partly full-height with ramped lower sections. Trams stopping at these platforms would extend mechanical steps to allow access at the low-platform sections.
Future
Following the 2009 City Centre Track Upgrade Project, all other Metrolink street-level stops in the City Centre were rebuilt to full platform height. This change was carried out to remove the need for retractable steps, which were proving technically problematic (the new fleet of M5000M5000
The M5000 is a model of Flexity Swift high-floor tram, built by the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Transportation at its factories in Bautzen, Germany and test facility in Vienna, Austria with all electrical equipment supplied by Vossloh Kiepe of Werdohl, Germany.-Manchester Metrolink:As part of...
trams have been built without retractable steps). The new platforms can also accommodate double-length trams.
Mosley Street is the only tram stop in Manchester which was not upgraded. A review of the stop's future was conducted which found that the stop could cause congestion for trams at the Piccadilly delta junction when additional services are implemented. The report also noted that the tight confines around the stop location meant that rebuilding the platform to the new specifications would impact on pedestrian flows and access to adjacent retail establishments. With two other Metrolink stops in close proximity – Piccadilly Gardens, 160 metres (524.9 ft), and St Peter's Square, 48 metres (157.5 ft) – the expense of a platform upgrade was not considered to be economically or operationally justifiable, and the decision was taken in February 2010 to close the stop. Mosley Street Metrolink station is due to close in early 2012.
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- Tram times and station information for Mosley Street Metrolink station from Manchester MetrolinkManchester MetrolinkMetrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. It consists of four lines which converge in Manchester city centre and terminate in Bury, Altrincham, Eccles and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester and operated under contract by RATP Group...