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Manchester Metrolink, United Kingdom



Tram and bus routes converge in central Manchester at Piccadilly Gardens - high platforms are a feature of Metrolink.

  • One of the six second-phase trams built for the Eccles extension, at Piccadilly Gardens in Mancheste
    One of the six second-phase trams at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city...
  • The same vehicle, showing how the route at this point mixes very closely with heavily-used bus and p
    The route at this point mixes closely with heavily-used bus and pedestrian...
  • Each of the new trams has a section with tip-up seats where a wheelchair can be accommodated, and wh
    New services to Rochdale and Oldham will add traffic to this city section...
  • A Metrolink tram near Manchester Piccadilly rail terminus.
    To handle traffic generated by new extensions, a long-term aim is to add a...
  • Second-tranche tram No 2003 at Broadway, the temporary terminus on the line to Eccles opened in Dece
    Second-tranche tram at Broadway, the temporary terminus on the line to Eccles.
  • A notice displayed at Broadway, advising users of the latest progress on the extension to Eccles.
    Metrolink is expanding massively in the coming years following announcement...

  • The £36.5m bus and tram interchange at Central Park was completed in...

  • Tram and bus routes converge in central Manchester at Piccadilly Gardens -...

  • After a long shared road section, Metrolink reaches Eccles through a reserved...

  • Part of the Bombardier Flexity Swift family, Metrolink's next generation of...

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