Chorlton is a stop on the South Manchester Line (SML) and Airport Line of the Metrolink light-rail system in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England. It was built as part of Phase 3a of the network's expansion, and opened on 7 July 2011 on a section of the former Cheshire Lines Committee railway.
Chorlton tram stop
The derelict station awaiting redevelopment
Metrolink construction work on the line near Chorlton
October 2010
The South Manchester Line (SML) is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Manchester, England, running from Manchester city centre to Didsbury. The line opened as far as St. Werburgh's Road in 2011 and then to East Didsbury in 2013 as part of phase three of the system's expansion, along a former railway trackbed.
A M5000 tram approaching East Didsbury.
Construction work to re-open the former British Rail line in 2011
The current terminus at East Didsbury; proposals have been made to extend the line to Stockport and beyond.