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Zone 1 (Manchester Metrolink)
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Zone 1 of the Manchester Metrolink light rail network is the heart of the system where all of the other lines converge. Its boundaries are broadly equivalent to those of Manchester city centre, and approximately mirror the city's Inner Ring Road. Within Zone 1, first opened in 1992 as the City Zone, trams largely run along semi-pedestrianised streets rather than on their own separate alignment. The original route between the Altrincham and Bury lines ran to Victoria station via Market Street and High Street, and was soon joined by a branch to Piccadilly station by a three-way delta junction. A second route between the South-West and North-Eastern parts of the network was built to ease congestion on the original line. Opened in 2017, the Second City Crossing (2CC) added one additional stop to the network.
An AnsaldoBreda T-68 tram emerges into the streets from Manchester Victoria station in June 1992
An AnsaldoBreda T-68 tram emerges into the streets from Manchester Victoria station in June 1992
Two Bombardier M5000 trams running on the Second City Crossing (2CC) in Cross Street in 2017. The 2CC added a second crossing through Manchester to el
Two Bombardier M5000 trams running on the Second City Crossing (2CC) in Cross Street in 2017. The 2CC added a second crossing through Manchester to eliminate a bottleneck.
Manchester Metrolink
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Manchester Metrolink is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has 99 stops along 64 miles (103 km) of standard-gauge route, making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Kingdom. Over the 2022/23 financial year 36 million passenger journeys were made on the system.
Bombardier M5000 at Exchange Quay tram stop in August 2011
Bombardier M5000 at Exchange Quay tram stop in August 2011
Phase 1 construction of the core section of the network near Manchester Piccadilly, 1991
Phase 1 construction of the core section of the network near Manchester Piccadilly, 1991
A (now retired) T-68A tram on the Eccles line, opened in 1999–2000 during Phase 2
A (now retired) T-68A tram on the Eccles line, opened in 1999–2000 during Phase 2
Phase 3 included the re-opening of the disused railway line through Didsbury
Phase 3 included the re-opening of the disused railway line through Didsbury