Monsall is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system in the Monsall area of Manchester in North West England. The Oldham and Rochdale line was built as part of Phase 3a of the system's expansion, on most of the route of the former Oldham Loop Line, and opened to passengers on 13 June 2012.[1]

Monsall
Metrolink station
Monsall tram stop on its opening day
General information
LocationMonsall, Manchester
England
Coordinates53°30′04″N 2°12′38″W / 53.50110°N 2.21067°W / 53.50110; -2.21067
Line(s)Oldham and Rochdale Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2
History
Opened13 June 2012[1]
Original companyMetrolink
Location
Map

However, this station in particular is on the ex-Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Cheetham Hill Loop line between the former Thorpe's Bridge Junction (near Newton Heath TMD) and Irk Valley Junction, where the Oldham route joins the line from Bury en route to Victoria. This line had previously been used by Manchester to Rochdale and Leeds services via the Caldervale Line to avoid the notorious Miles Platting incline and also by trains accessing the Red Bank carriage sidings until its closure in 1998 as part of the Manchester North re-signalling scheme.

Service pattern

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Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink Following station
Victoria East Didsbury–Rochdale Central Park
East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only) Central Park


Connecting bus routes

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151 runs nearby and operates between Hightown and Hollinwood.[2]

114 also stops by here, operating past another tram stop Central Park, and then via Broadhurst, Moston, Greengate, and Alkrington. In the other direction, it operates to Manchester Piccadilly Gardens.

688 and 702 also run closeby.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metrolink line to Oldham set to open". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 8 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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