Queens Road tram stop
Manchester Metrolink tram stop
Queens Road is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop in Smedley, Manchester, close to the border with Cheetham Hill, another suburb. It is on the Bury Line and in fare zone 2. This stop was opened on 16 December 2013 and it has step-free access.
Queens Road replaced Woodlands Road, which had ceased operations at the end of service the previous day. The stop is located below-grade, the platforms perpendicular to the Queens Road road bridge. It is connected to Queens Road Depot, the original depot for the Metrolink, and is also near to the Museum of Transport on Boyle Street, Manchester Fort retail park, and is adjacent to the Irish World Heritage Centre.
History
Beginning 6 April 1992, when the Bury Line was first opened to Metrolink, Queens Road was a staff halt and was not open to the public. Its only features were two approximately 5-metre long platforms with a shelter, stairs to each for access, and a pedestrian crossing. Flexibility may have been given in the schedule to allow for trams to stop at the halt.
Over time, there was a need to upgrade local access.
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