Cornbrook Metrolink station
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| METROLINK Station | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Manchester City Centre |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Fare zone information | |
| Metrolink Zone | H |
| History | |
| Opened | 1999-12-06 For interchange only 3 September 2005 For entry and exit |
| Manchester Metrolink | |
Cornbrook Metrolink station is located on the north side of Cornbrook Road between the dual carriageway A56 Chester Road and the derelict Pomona Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal. Presently access is from the Chester Road direction. It serves the St George's and Hulme areas of Manchester and will also serve the Pomona area which is set to undergo considerable redevelopment.
The station is served by trams on both the Altrincham and Eccles lines of Manchester Metrolink. It acts as an interchange between the two lines. As well as two through platforms it also has a turnback bay platform at the Manchester end of the station. It is built on the former Cheshire Lines Committee approach to Manchester Central.
[edit] History
The stop opened with the Eccles extension on 6 December 1999. Cornbrook was unique when opened as there was no access to/from the street, the stop being used for transfer between Bury-Altrincham line trams and Eccles line trams. Due to security issues and a low estimated usage of the station, Cornbrook was initially intended for interchange only passengers transfers between the Altrincham and Eccles lines.
Because of a rise in the local population due to residential building, the stop's street access finally opened on 3 September 2005, This was the emergency exit to street level, which has since been opened up to form the passenger entrance/exit to the station.
This is the second station in this vicinity as Cornbrook station was opened on the south side of Cornbrook Road on 1 June 1856 by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR), which parallels Metrolink at this point today, to serve the nearby Pomona Gardens. It closed on 31 May 1865.
[edit] External links
- Tram times and station information for Cornbrook Metrolink station from Manchester Metrolink
- Cornbrook Metrolink station is at coordinates Coordinates:
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toward Bury or Piccadilly
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Bury-Altrincham line |
toward Altrincham
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toward Piccadilly
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Eccles line |
toward Eccles
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