| Style: | Manchester Metrolink |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| Type: | Metrolink station |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.4904°N -2.0981°W |
| Line: | East Manchester Line |
| Status: | In operation |
| Zone: | 3 |
| Opened: | 9 October 2013 |
| Original: | Manchester Metrolink |
| Platforms: | 2 (1 island) |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Ashton-under-Lyne is a tram stop serving Ashton-under-Lyne on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system, it is the terminus of the system's East Manchester Line (EML). It is located beside Ashton-under-Lyne bus station, and a few minutes walk away from Ashton-under-Lyne railway station, forming an Ashton travel hub.[1]
The stop was built as part of Phase 3b of the network's expansion, and opened on 9 October 2013,[2] ahead of the originally-publicised schedule of the winter of 2013–14.[3]
In May 2009, a special fund of £1.5 billion was agreed for 15 transport schemes in Greater Manchester. These included a further 2.1-mile (3.4 km) extension to the East Manchester line from Droylsden to Ashton-under-Lyne. Plans for the extension from Droylsden to Ashton-under-Lyne were fully approved by the Department for Transport in March 2010 whereupon MPact-Thales was appointed as the main contractor.[4]
Tram services depart every 12 minutes from this stop heading towards Eccles.These services travel via MediaCityUK during off-peak times.