Edge Lane tram stop

 Edge Lane
Metrolink

Edge Lane tram stop in February 2013
Edge Lane
Location of Edge Lane in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Droylsden
Local authority Tameside
Coordinates 53°28′52″N 2°09′57″W / 53.4810°N 2.1657°W / 53.4810; -2.1657Coordinates: 53°28′52″N 2°09′57″W / 53.4810°N 2.1657°W / 53.4810; -2.1657
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone M
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator Metrolink
History
Opened 8 February 2013 (preview)[1]
11 February 2013[2][3]
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Edge Lane is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened on 11 February 2013.,[2][3] after a three-day free trial for local residents.[1] The station was constructed as part of Phase 3a of the Metrolink's expansion, and is located at the junction of Manchester Road and Edge Lane,[4] in Droylsden, Tameside, England.

Services

Services are mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.

Edge Lane tram station at dark.

Connecting bus routes

Edge Lane is directly served by Stagecoach Manchester bus services 216 and 231, which stops next to the station on Manchester Road, with the 216 replicating the tram route between Piccadilly Gardens and Ashton-under-Lyne, while the 231 runs between Manchester and Ashton via Littlemoss and Smallshaw.

Stagecoach/JPT services 217 and 218, which also stops on Manchester Road, run circular routes between Manchester and Mossley serving Droylsden, Dukinfield, Ashton, Tameside General Hospital and Stalybridge.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "It's the final countdown". Transport for Greater Manchester. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 Kirby, Dean (4 December 2012). "Opening of Metrolink tram service to Droylsden delayed until February 2013". Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Droylsden's new Metrolink line to open in February". Transport for Greater Manchester. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Metrolink - Edge Lane station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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