New Islington Metrolink station

New Islington
Manchester Metrolink
Under Construction in April 2011
Location
Place	Ancoats, Greater Manchester
Local authority	City of Manchester
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone
Present status	Proposed station
History
Opening	Summer 2012
East Manchester Line to Piccadilly Gardens  Manchester Piccadilly  New Islington Holt Town Etihad Campus Velopark Clayton Hall Edge Lane Cemetery Road Droylsden Audenshaw Ashton Moss Ashton West Ashton-under-Lyne
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New Islington Metrolink Station (originally to be known as Pollard St) is a future station to be opened under Phase 3a of the Manchester Metrolink. After leaving Piccadilly railway station the route will go under Great Ancoats Street and stop in the new regeneration area of New Islington on the Piccadilly side of Munday Street adjacent to Pollard Street^[1].

The station is scheduled to open in the summer of 2012^[2].

Services

Trams are scheduled along the East Manchester line westbound towards Manchester Piccadilly station before continuing through the city centre towards other destinations, whilst eastbound trams will head towards Ashton-under-Lyne. Trams will run every 12 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime, increasing to every 6 minutes at peak times. On Sundays and Bank Holidays, there will be a 15 minute service^[2].

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink		Following station
		Under Construction
Piccadilly towards Piccadilly Gardens		East Manchester Line		Holt Town towards Ashton-under-Lyne

References

1. ^ "Metrolink - New Islington station". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pdf/future_metrolink/east-manchester-line/new-islington.pdf. Retrieved 26 June 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Metrolink - East Manchester line". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/futuremetrolink/east-manchester-line.asp. Retrieved 26 June 2011. 

External links

• Light Rail Transit Association
• Metrolink East Manchester Line

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