Holt Town tram stop explained
| Style: | Manchester Metrolink |
| Holt Town |
| Type: | Metrolink station |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.4833°N -2.2121°W |
| Line: | East Manchester Line |
| Status: | In operation |
| Zone: | 2 |
| Opened: | 8 February 2013 (preview)
11 February 2013(full)[1] [2] |
| Original: | Metrolink |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Holt Town is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. The station opened on 11 February 2013, after a three-day free trial for local residents, as part of Phase 3a of the Metrolink's expansion.[3] [1] [2] It is beside the River Medlock in Holt Town, between Ancoats and Bradford.[4]
Services
Services run every 12 minutes on each route.
Connecting bus routes
Holt Town is served by Stagecoach Manchester services 216 and 231, which both stop nearby on Ashton New Road. Service 216 replicates the tram route between Piccadilly Gardens and Droylsden before continuing to Ashton-under-Lyne, while the 231 runs from Manchester to Ashton via Littlemoss and Smallshaw.[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 - Holt Town station. Transport for Greater Manchester. 26 June 2011.
- Web site: Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps . Transport for Greater Manchester . 13 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050148/http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/Network-maps.aspx . 2 November 2012 . dmy-all.
