New city centre tram stop opens 6 December
Date published: 02 December 2015
The new Manchester city centre Exchange Square tram stop is set to open on Sunday 6 December, transport leaders have announced.
The striking island-style Exchange Square stop is in the heart of the busy shopping and leisure district, right outside the Manchester Arndale and near the Corn Exchange, Printworks and, during December, the Christmas Markets.
Services will initially run between Shaw and Crompton and Exchange Square via the brand new outbound Platform D, opening the same day at Victoria Station’s new-look Metrolink stop. Inbound trams from Oldham will continue to use Victoria stop Platform A.
Combined with the Rochdale via Oldham line service, the new line means a six-minute daytime service between Shaw and Crompton, Oldham and the city centre from Monday to Saturday, with a less frequent service on Sundays.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Metrolink Director, Peter Cushing, said: “We’ve pulled out all the stops to get the new line to Exchange Square up and running before Christmas, which will be great news for the city and particularly Rochdale via Oldham line customers."
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