New Islington tram stop

New Islington is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) and Zone 1 of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. 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, and is located in the New Islington area of Manchester, England. It was originally proposed to open with the name Pollard Street,^{[citation needed]} being located at the junction Munday Street and Pollard Street.^[4]

New Islington
Metrolink station
New Islington tram stop, in May 2019.
General information
Location	New Islington, Manchester England
Coordinates	53.4810°N 2.2198°W / 53.4810; -2.2198
Line(s)	East Manchester Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	8 February 2013 (preview)[1] 11 February 2013 (full)[2][3]
Original company	Metrolink
Route map Legend to Bury to Oldham & Rochdale Zone 1 Victoria Shudehill Exchange Square Market Street Piccadilly Gardens St Peter's Square Piccadilly Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) New Islington Cornbrook to Ashton- under-Lyne stop in both Zone 1 and 2   to MediaCityUK, Eccles & The Trafford Centre Trafford Bar to Altrincham to East Didsbury & Manchester Airport This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Services

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

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

Connecting bus routes

New Islington is directly served by a bus service, which is served by Stagecoach Manchester service 216, which replicates the Metrolink service to Droylsden before continuing to Ashton-under-Lyne, and Stagecoach service 231, which runs nearby to Ashton via Littlemoss and Smallshaw. Both services run to nearby Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.^[5]