Crumpsall tram stop

Crumpsall tram stop is a Manchester Metrolink stop and Park and ride site on the Bury Line, on the corner of Crumpsall Lane and Station Road. The station forms part of Ticketing Zone 2 and is the stop for North Manchester General Hospital, which can be reached by connecting bus services. The station installed Falco cycle lockers in July 2011.

Crumpsall
Metrolink
Crumpsall tram stop in January 2017
Crumpsall
Location of Crumpsall in Greater Manchester
Location
PlaceCrumpsall
Local authorityCity of Manchester
Coordinates53.5174°N 2.2410°W / 53.5174; -2.2410
Grid referenceSD841023
Platforms3
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone2
Present statusIn operation
Operations
Original operatorLancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping companyLancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping companyLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Rail
History
Opened1 September 1879 (1879-09-01)
Closed as rail station17 August 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation6 April 1992

Services

Crumpsall serves as a Metrolink stop for both Altrincham to Bury services, and Bury to Piccadilly services. Services mostly run every 12 minutes on these two routes, resulting in a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.

There's are also going to be services to The Trafford Centre on the Trafford Park line from 2021.

Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Altrincham
Altrincham – Bury Line
towards Bury
towards Piccadilly
Bury – Piccadilly Line

Refurbishment

In May 2015, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority released a report into the potential building of Metrolink's proposed Trafford Park line advising on the outlined plans and their financial implications.[1] Approval to build the line was granted in October 2016.[2]

A turnback facility is to be implemented to allow additional services. In July 2017, Transport for Greater Manchester and Metrolink announced that works would commence at Crumpsall tram stop in preparation for the new Trafford Park line joining the Metrolink network with an expected completion date of mid-2018.[3][4][5]

In December 2017 works began at the station to build a third platform for trams to terminate on the Trafford Park Line. This also saw the construction of a new foot crossing at the bottom of the platforms, completed on 7 February 2018. The footbridge was then demolished two days later, meaning currently, the Manchester-bound platform is only accessible via the foot-crossing at the bottom of the Bury-bound platform, although the station's accessibility has not been compromised.

In the April 2019 Bank Holiday, a section of track was replaced with points south of the station, these points currently allow trams to cross from the north-bound line to the south-bound line and then across onto the track that will eventually lead into Platform 3.

Over the 2019 May Bank Holiday weekend (4 - 6 May), the Manchester bound platform was resurfaced, and the disabled access ‘tiles’ were added to the newly installed third platform at the stop. Two new waiting shelters were also installed on the south-end of platforms 2 & 3 with a new passenger information display and seating. The basic concrete foundations for the stair and ramp access to Crumpsall Lane from platform 3, has also been added.

Connecting bus services

Crumpsall is served by First Greater Manchester service 88, 89, 149 and 154.[6]

References

  1. Metrolink Trafford Park Line Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  2. Metrolink's Trafford Park £350m Tramline Approved BBC News 13 October 2016
  3. "Works at Crumpsall Metrolink stop". TfGM. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. Work starts on new-look Crumpsall Metrolink stop Archived 25 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Transport for Greater Manchester 23 August 2017
  5. Work begins to transform Crumpsall Metrolink stop ahead of £350m expansion Rail Technology Magazine 25 August 2017
  6. "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

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