High Street Metrolink station
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High Street Metrolink stop was a former station on the Manchester Metrolink
network in Manchester City Centre
, England
, UK
. It was a platform located on the east side of High Street opposite Arndale Centre
, between Shudehill and Market Street
.
The stop opened on 27 April 1992. Market Street (which opened the same day, and was just around the corner) and High Street tram stops effectively formed a single station staggered across a road junction, with different stop names for each platform: southbound trams (going towards Piccadilly Gardens
and St Peter's Square) stopped at the High Street stop, and northbound trams (going towards Victoria) stopped at Market Street.
Market Street was eventually modified to handle trams in both directions when the street was closed to traffic, and the High Street platform was demolished in 1998 after only six years' service.
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...
network in Manchester City Centre
Manchester City Centre
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, England
England
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, UK
United Kingdom
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. It was a platform located on the east side of High Street opposite Arndale Centre
Manchester Arndale
Manchester Arndale is a large shopping centre in Manchester, England. The centre was built in the 1970s when many other cities were constructing large malls. Manchester Arndale is the largest of a chain of Arndale Centres built across the UK in the 1960s and 1970s...
, between Shudehill and 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....
.
The stop opened on 27 April 1992. Market Street (which opened the same day, and was just around the corner) and High Street tram stops effectively formed a single station staggered across a road junction, with different stop names for each platform: southbound trams (going 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...
and St Peter's Square) stopped at the High Street stop, and northbound trams (going towards Victoria) stopped at Market Street.
Market Street was eventually modified to handle trams in both directions when the street was closed to traffic, and the High Street platform was demolished in 1998 after only six years' service.
External links
- http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pdf/past_present_future.pdf