Pomona tram stop
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Pomona is a tram stop located just east of the junction of the Eccles Line and Trafford Park Line of Greater Manchester's light rail system, known as Metrolink. It opened to passengers on 6 December 1999, as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, at Pomona Docks in Old Trafford.
Pomona tram stop
Track blocks at Pomona were in place from 1999 for the provisional Trafford Park Extension.
The bridge gradually descends between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Bridgewater Canal.
The bridge connects to the existing line immediately west of the platform.
Eccles Line
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The Eccles Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester running from Manchester to Eccles via Salford Quays, with a short spur to MediaCityUK. It was opened in phases during 1999–2000 as part of the second phase of the system's development. The spur to MediaCityUK was opened in 2010. The line contains a mixture of reserved track beds and a street running section.
An M5000 tram at Exchange Quay tram stop.
Two trams crossing the Manchester Ship Canal on Pomona Viaduct.
One of the original T-68A trams, now retired, street running along Eccles New Road in 2005.