Edge Lane tram stop explained
| Style: | Manchester Metrolink |
| Edge Lane |
| Type: | Metrolink station |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.4809°N -2.1653°W |
| Line: | East Manchester Line |
| Status: | In operation |
| Zone: | 2/3 |
| Opened: | 8 February 2013 (preview)
11 February 2013 |
| Original: | Metrolink |
| Platforms: | 2 (1 island) |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Edge Lane is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It 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, and is located at the junction of Manchester Road and Edge Lane,[4] just inside the border of Droylsden, Tameside, England.
Services
Services are mostly every 12 minutes on all routes.
Connecting bus routes
Edge Lane is directly served by Stagecoach Manchester bus services 216 and 231, which stops next to the station on Manchester Road, with the 216 replicating the tram route between Piccadilly Gardens and Ashton-under-Lyne, while the 231 runs between Manchester and Ashton via Littlemoss and Smallshaw.
Stagecoach/JPT services 217 and 218, which also stops on Manchester Road, run circular routes between Manchester and Mossley serving Droylsden, Dukinfield, Ashton, Tameside General Hospital and Stalybridge.[5]
External links
Notes and References
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Metrolink - Edge Lane station . Transport for Greater Manchester . 26 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101218061334/http://metrolink.co.uk/pdf/future_metrolink/east-manchester-line/edge-lane.pdf . 18 December 2010 .
- 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.
