Mosley Street Metrolink station

Mosley Street Metrolink station
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Manchester Metrolink
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Location
Place Manchester City Centre
Local authority Manchester
Platforms 1
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone D (City)
History
Opened 1992-04-27
Westbound trams only
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Mosley Street Metrolink Station is on the Altrincham and Eccles lines of the Manchester Metrolink light rail system in Manchester City Centre, England, UK. The station is unidirectional, having a single platform on the southbound track to serve passengers travelling towards St Peter's Square. There is no platform for services towards Piccadilly Gardens or Market Street.

Mosley Street station was opened in the first phase of the Metrolink tram network in 1992, and like other city centre stops, it was designed with a varied height platform, partly full-height with ramped lower sections. Trams stopping at these platforms would extend mechanical steps to allow access at the low-platform sections.

Future

Following the 2009 City Centre Track Upgrade Project, all other Metrolink street-level stops in the City Centre were rebuilt to full platform height. This change was carried out to remove the need for retractable steps, which were proving technically problematic (the new fleet of M5000 trams have been built without retractable steps). The new platforms can also accommodate double-length trams.

Mosley Street is the only tram stop in Manchester which was not upgraded. A review of the stop's future was conducted which found that the stop could cause congestion for trams at the Piccadilly delta junction when additional services are implemented. The report also noted that the tight confines around the stop location meant that rebuilding the platform to the new specifications would impact on pedestrian flows and access to adjacent retail establishments. With two other Metrolink stops in close proximity – Piccadilly Gardens, 160 metres (520 ft), and St Peter's Square, 48 metres (157 ft) – the expense of a platform upgrade was not considered to be economically or operationally justifiable, and the decision was taken in February 2010 to close the stop. Mosley Street Metrolink station is due to close in early 2012[1].

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Coordinates: 53°28′51″N 2°14′20″W / 53.4808°N 2.2390°W / 53.4808; -2.2390

Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Altrincham
Altrincham - Bury Line
One-way operation
Altrincham - Piccadilly Line
One-way operation
towards Eccles
Eccles - Piccadilly Line
St Werburgh's Road - Victoria Line
One-way operation
    Under Construction    
towards East Didsbury
South Manchester Line
towards Victoria
Manchester Airport Line
One-way operation

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