Etihad Campus tram stop

Etihad Campus is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. The stop is located by the Etihad Campus adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium. The stop has a staggered platform layout, and has wide platforms in order to cope with large crowds which use the stop on match days or other events.

Etihad Campus
Metrolink station
The stop in May 2019.
General information
Location	Etihad Campus/Sportcity, Manchester England
Coordinates	53.48537°N 2.20134°W / 53.48537; -2.20134
Line(s)	East Manchester Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	8 February 2013 (preview)[1] 11 February 2013 (full)[2][3]
Original company	Metrolink
Route map Legend to Piccadilly Great Ancoats Street (Inner Ring Rd.) 0:25 New Islington 0:23 Holt Town River Medlock 0:22 Etihad Campus Alan Turing Way (Middle Ring Rd.) 0:20 Velopark Ashton Canal 0:17 Clayton Hall 0:14 Edge Lane 0:12 Cemetery Road 0:10 Droylsden 0:07 Audenshaw 0:05 Ashton Moss    M60  (Outer Ring Rd.) 0:02 Ashton West   0:00 Ashton-under-Lyne   ( Ashton-under-Lyne) This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Initially intended to be known as Sportcity-Stadium, after the Sportcity area it serves, the proposal was changed following the announcement of Manchester City's Etihad Campus project.^[4] The station opened on 11 February 2013,^[2][3] after a three-day free trial for local residents.^[1] The station was constructed as part of Phase 3a of the Metrolink's expansion.^[5]

Services

Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times.

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Holt Town towards Eccles		Eccles–Ashton (peak only)		Velopark towards Ashton-under-Lyne
		Eccles–Ashton via MediaCityUK (off-peak only)
Holt Town towards Altrincham		Altrincham–Etihad Campus (evenings and Sundays only)		Terminus
Holt Town towards MediaCityUK		MediaCityUK–Etihad Campus (peak only)

For events such as football matches and concerts at the nearby Etihad Stadium and Arena, a stabling siding to accommodate waiting trams prior to the event finishing was constructed to allow quicker transportation of people following the conclusion of such events, but Metrolink does not run extra trams since the regular service was increased in January 2024.

References

1. "It's the final countdown". Transport for Greater Manchester. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
2. Kirby, Dean (4 December 2012). "Opening of Metrolink tram service to Droylsden delayed until February 2013". Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
3. "Droylsden's new Metrolink line to open in February". Transport for Greater Manchester. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
4. "Construction work on track" (PDF). The Link (3). TfGM: 4. Retrieved 26 April 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Metrolink - Etihad Campus" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

External links

• Etihad Campus Stop Information
• Etihad Campus area map

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