Piccadilly Gardens tram stop
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Piccadilly Gardens is a tram stop in Zone 1 of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. It is located beside Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre, and serves as a transport hub (integrated with the adjacent Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station) and interchange station (which can be used to change between Metrolink lines).[1]
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop opened on 27 April 1992, as part of Metrolink's Phase 1. The station was rebuilt during 2009 with a wider platform and a new canopy, reopening on 2 November 2009. The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.[2]
History
In 1931, a new bus station was opened on Parker Street on the former site of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, providing a central transport interchange for bus passengers.[3] In 1945, adjacent site was landscaped as an ornamental sunken garden and named Piccadilly Gardens.[4]
In 1991, construction work began on a new light rail transport network, Manchester Metrolink. New tram lines were laid along the southern and western sides of Piccadilly Gardens, and a new tram stop constructed alongside the bus station, providing an inter-modal exchange between tram and bus.[5]
Services
Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times.Template:Adjacent stations
Gallery
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Piccadilly Gardens bus station in 1976
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The future site of Piccadilly Gardens tram stop, photographed in 1989
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Construction of the Manchester Metrolink lines at Piccadilly Gardens in 1991
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Construction of Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink platforms in 1991
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Piccadilly Gardens tram stop in December 2013.
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An older T-68 tram at Piccadilly Gardens tram stop in 2005.
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Inter-modal exchange at the bus station
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Map of Manchester City Centre Metrolink stops
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A M5000 twin unit at Piccadilly Gardens tram stop in December 2024
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- Tram stops in Manchester
- Piccadilly Gardens
- Tram stops on the Eccles – Ashton route
- Tram stops on the Altrincham – Piccadilly/Etihad Campus route
- Tram stops on the MediaCityUK – Etihad Campus route
- Tram stops on the Bury – Piccadilly route
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992