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Manchester - approx. 430,000 inh.; 1.2 mill. in conurbation (Greater Manchester).

Tramway ('Metrolink')
- network length 40.2 km, 42 stops
- street-level operation (high platforms) in the central area, on outer branches mainly on recuperated rail tracks.
- 6 lines:
  Bury - Altrincham
  Piccadilly - Eccles
  Altrincham - Piccadilly
  Bury - Piccadilly
  Victoria - St Werburgh's Road
  MediaCity UK - Cornbrook

- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: FIREMA (2.65 m wide, 29 m long); Bombardier Flexity Swift M5000 (2.65 m wide, 28.4 m long)

06-04-1992: Bury – Victoria
27-04-1992: Victoria – G-Mex (now Deansgate-Castlefield)
15-06-1992: G-Mex – Altrincham
20-07-1992: Market St/Mosley St – Piccadilly
06-12-1999: Cornbrook – Broadway
21-07-2000: Broadway – Eccles
31-03-2003: Shudehill stop added
02-09-2005: Cornbrook station added
20-09-2010: MediaCityUK branch
18-04-2011: Abraham Moss station added
07-07-2011: Trafford Bar - St Werburgh's Road (2.7 km)

Metrolink

GMPTE - Greater Manchester Public Transport Executive

Manchester Metrolink at Trams.uk

Metrolink at Wikipedia