Firswood tram stop
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Location | Firswood, Trafford England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°27′04″N 2°16′40″W / 53.45114°N 2.27764°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grid reference | SJ816949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | South Manchester Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | In operation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original company | Manchester Metrolink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 July 2011 | Opened | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Firswood is a tram stop on the South Manchester Line (SML) and Airport Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. Located in the Firswood area of Stretford, it was built as part of Phase 3a of the network's expansion, and opened on 7 July 2011.[1]
Firswood Metrolink station is located on a section of the former
History
The station opened on 7 July 2011.[1] and is the first newly constructed station on the new South Manchester Metrolink line out of Manchester. Firswood is a new station on a re-opened railway line, the
In 2006, it was announced that Phase 3A would go ahead, including the extension of the network as far
Construction of the line began in April 2009 and the new line became operational in July 2011.[1]
Services
Firswood is located on the South Manchester Line with trams towards
Preceding station | Manchester Metrolink | Following station | ||
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Chorlton towards East Didsbury
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East Didsbury–Rochdale | Trafford Bar towards Rochdale Town Centre
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East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only) | Trafford Bar towards Shaw and Crompton
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Chorlton towards Manchester Airport
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Manchester Airport–Victoria | Trafford Bar towards Victoria
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Service pattern
- 12 minute service to Shaw and Crompton with double trams in the peak
- 12 minute service to Rochdale Town Centre with double trams in the peak
- 12 minute service to Victoriawith single trams (every 20 minutes before 6 am)
- 6 minute service to East Didsbury with double trams in the peak
- 12 minute service to Manchester Airportwith single trams (every 20 minutes before 6 am)
Connecting bus routes
Firswood is not served by any direct bus service but some services stop nearby to the stop. Stagecoach Manchester service 15 stops on King's Road and runs westbound to Flixton via Stretford and Urmston and eastbound to Manchester.[8]
Gallery
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Construction work on the line near Chorlton
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Map of the South Manchester line extensions
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Under construction in June 2010
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Firswood tram stop, in August 2012
References
- ^ a b c "Metrolink's new Chorlton line opens for business". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ a b Linton, Deborah (13 May 2009). "£1.4bn transport deal unveiled". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (1984). "Light Rapid Transit in Greater Manchester" (Document). GMPTE. - publicity brochure
- ^ "Metrolink extension is announced". BBC News. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ "Tram line extension is approved". BBC News. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Metrolink: back on track?". BBC Manchester. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Firswood". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
External links
- Manchester Metrolink Extension Project - map of the plans (Urban Transport Technology)
- Metrolink stop information
- Firswood area map
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130226053951/http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/city_south.html