St Werburgh's Road tram stop
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St Werburgh's Road is a tram stop on the South Manchester Line (SML) and Airport Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. It was built as part of Phase 3a of the network's expansion and opened on 7 July 2011.
St Werburgh's Road tram stop
Construction work on the line near Chorlton
The cycle track (left) continues along the former Fallowfield Loop railway line
South Manchester Line
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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.