Manchester Metrolink Expansion, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Population
441,200 (Greater Manchester: 2,547,700)
Authority/Policy
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Authority /Implementation
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
Operator
Stagecoach Metrolink
Infrastructure (Timperley-Altrincham)
Network Rail
Date Opened
April 1992
Route Length
38.4km (24 miles)
Gauge
1,435mm
Routes
4
Frequency (Peak)
6 minutes (Bury-Altrincham); 12 minutes (Eccles line)
Stations
37
Passengers Carried p.a
19.9 million
Power
750V dc overhead supply
Extensions planned:
Phase 3
Victoria-Oldham-Rochdale
Piccadilly-Droylsden
Trafford Bar-St Werburgh's Road
Rolling Stock:
Vehicle Total
32, with 40 more being built
Builder
Firema (Ansaldo Trasporti, Italy)
Type
T-68 and T-68a
Built
1991 and 1999
New Order Supplier
Bombardier/Vossloh Kiepe (from 2009)
Type (Numbers Ordered)
High floor Flexity Swift (8+4+28)
Special Characteristics:
Pioneer UK new generation light rail development
Original system based on heavy rail alignments
Refurbishment programme for original fleet, 2008–2009
Fleet orders from new supplier increased
Approval for system expansion will double system length
Further plans for expansion identified
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