Clayton Hall tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Clayton Hall
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.4828°N -2.1823°W
Line:East Manchester Line
Status:In operation
Zone:2
Opened:8 February 2013 (preview)
11 February 2013 (full)
Original:Metrolink
Platforms:2
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

Clayton Hall in the Clayton area of Manchester, England, is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Transport for Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. The station opened on 11 February 2013,[1] [2] after a three-day free trial for local residents.[3] The station was constructed as part of Phase 3a of the Metrolink's expansion.[4]

Services

Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times.

Connecting bus routes

Clayton Hall is served by buses stopping nearby on Ashton New Road. Stagecoach Manchester services 216 and 231 both run between Manchester and Ashton with the 216 replicating the tram route to Droylsden before continuing via Audenshaw, while the 231 runs via Littlemoss and Smallshaw. The 231 is also operated by First Greater Manchester during the evening. Stagecoach's 171 service runs between Newton Heath and East Didsbury via Openshaw, Gorton and Levenshulme, while M Travel's 188 service also runs via Openshaw and Gorton on its route between Manchester and Ryder Brow.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kirby . Dean . Opening of Metrolink tram service to Droylsden delayed until February 2013 . 7 December 2012 . 4 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121207190859/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/transport/public_transport/s/1595302_opening-of-metrolink-tram-service-to-droylsden-delayed-until-february-2013 . 7 December 2012 .
  2. News: Droylsden's new Metrolink line to open in February. 7 December 2012. Transport for Greater Manchester. 7 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022114154/http://www.tfgm.com/Corporate/media_centre/Pages/News.aspx?articleId=110. 22 October 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: It's the final countdown. Transport for Greater Manchester. 1 February 2013. 7 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022114150/http://www.tfgm.com/Corporate/media_centre/Pages/News.aspx?articleId=151. 22 October 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Metrolink - Clayton Hall station. Transport for Greater Manchester. 26 June 2011.
  5. Web site: Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps. Transport for Greater Manchester. 13 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050148/http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/Network-maps.aspx. 2 November 2012. dead.