Barton Dock Road
Metrolink station
General information
LocationTrafford Park, Trafford
England
Coordinates53°27′57″N 2°20′31″W / 53.46576°N 2.34205°W / 53.46576; -2.34205
Line(s)Trafford Park Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3
Key dates
22 March 2020Opened
Services
Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
The Trafford Centre
Terminus
 The Trafford Centre–Cornbrook Parkway
towards Cornbrook
Planned extensions
The Trafford Centre
towards Port Salford
 Trafford Centre Line
(planned)
 Parkway
towards Crumpsall
Location
Map

Barton Dock Road is a tram stop built on the Trafford Park Line of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. The stop is located on Barton Dock Road by the remodelled Peel Circle roundabout, and was created to serve passengers boarding and alighting at EventCity and the Trafford Centre.[1] It opened on 22 March 2020.[2][3]

History

The original proposal for the Trafford Park line included a "Lostock Parkway" stop, just south of the eventual location on the disused Trafford Park Railway freight line by Park Way (A5081).[4] During the construction period the stop was known as EventCity, but was renamed before the line opened by Transport for Greater Manchester in 2020 as the venue known as EventCity had already announced plans to move elsewhere.[5]

Services

From this stop a service runs generally every 12 minutes towards Cornbrook and towards the Trafford Centre.

References

  1. ^ "Pages - EventCity/Trafford Centre". tfgm.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m tramline opening date revealed". BBC News. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Metrolink's Trafford Park line to open as planned at weekend". Place North West. 20 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Travel by tram" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Consultation on plans for EventCity relocation - Trafford City". 19 July 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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