Style: | Manchester Metrolink |
Queens Road | |
Type: | Metrolink station |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.5017°N -2.2266°W |
Line: | Bury Line |
Status: | In operation |
Zone: | 2 |
Opened: | 1992 (As a staff station only) 16 December 2013 (as a passenger station) |
Former: | Queens Road Staff Halt |
Platforms: | 2 |
Years3: | Late 2013 |
Events3: | Renamed |
Mapframe: | yes |
Map State: | collapsed |
Queens Road is a tram stop in the suburban area of Cheetham Hill, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.
It originally opened as a staff halt stop only,[1] [2] serving the Metrolink system's original Queens Road depot at Metrolink House. The station opened on 16 December 2013.[3] Queens Road is the closest station to the Manchester Museum of Transport on Boyle Street and is adjacent to the Irish World Heritage Centre.
The station replaced Woodlands Road tram stop, which closed on the opening day of Queens Road tram stop to passengers.
Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.