MediaCityUK Metrolink Station - Salford, UK - The Underground on Waymarking.com

Metrolink (also known as Manchester Metrolink)[note 1] is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network consists of seven lines which radiate from Manchester city centre to termini at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Didsbury, Eccles, Manchester Airport and Rochdale. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by RATP Group.[9][10] Metrolink has 92 stops along 57 miles (92 km) of standard-gauge track[11] making it the largest light rail system in the United Kingdom and one of the largest modern tram networks in Europe.[12] In 2013/14, 29.2 million passenger journeys were made on the system.[4]

A light rail system for Greater Manchester was borne of Greater Manchester County Council's obligations to provide "an integrated and efficient system of public transport" under its structure plan and the Transport Act 1968.[13] Greater Manchester's public transport network suffered from poor north–south connections, exacerbated by the location of Manchester's main railway stations, Piccadilly and Victoria, which were unconnected and lay at opposite edges of central Manchester.

When the service first opened in 1992 the service ran on converted railway lines between Bury to the north of Manchester and Victoria Station. A second line connected Altrincham to the south of Manchester and Piccadilly station.

In order to connect these two independent lines extensions were made down to street level segregated tracks running on the road of Manchester and connected the lines and Victoria and Piccadilly stations.

The network has since been extended with seven separate lines all connected to Manchester. This station was opened on 20 September 2010 to serve MediaCityUK a new development around an ex inland dock area that houses a number of TV and film production units. It also serves The Lowry, the Imperial War Museum North and other parts of Salford Quays.

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All Metrolink stations and trams are unmanned. The stations all have ticket machines and it is mandatory to purchase tickets from the machines prior to travel.

Is there other puplic transportation in the area?: Yes What level is the station?: Street level

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