Cornbrook tram stop

Cornbrook tram stop is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system in the Cornbrook area of Manchester, England. It is an interchange station, allowing passenger transfer between the network's Altrincham, Eccles, Airport, Trafford Park and South Manchester lines. The station opened on 6 December 1999 for line transfers and allowed street-level entry and exit to the public from 3 September 2005. It takes its name from Cornbrook Road, between the A56 and Pomona Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal, and was built on what was a Cheshire Lines Committee route to Manchester Central railway station. The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.[1]

Cornbrook
Metrolink station
General information
LocationCornbrook, Manchester
England
Coordinates53.4700°N 2.2675°W / 53.4700; -2.2675
Grid referenceSJ823971
Line(s)City Centre
Platforms2 (island)
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone1/2
History
Original companyManchester Metrolink
Key dates
6 December 1999Opened (for interchange only)
3 September 2005Opened (for entry and exit)
Services
Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Trafford Bar
towards East Didsbury
 East Didsbury–Shaw and Crompton Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Shaw and Crompton
East Didsbury–Rochdale Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Rochdale Town Centre
Trafford Bar
towards Manchester Airport
 Manchester Airport–Victoria Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Victoria
Manchester Airport–Deansgate-Castlefield Deansgate-Castlefield
Terminus
Trafford Bar
towards Altrincham
 Altrincham–Bury Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Bury
Altrincham–Piccadilly Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Piccadilly
Pomona
towards Eccles
 Ashton-under-Lyne–Eccles via MediaCityUK Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Ashton-under-Lyne
Pomona
towards MediaCityUK
 MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line
Pomona
towards The Trafford Centre
 The Trafford Centre–Cornbrook Terminus
Planned extensions
Pomona
towards Port Salford
 Port Salford–Crumpsall
(planned)
 Deansgate-Castlefield
towards Crumpsall
Location

History
See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The stop is named after the now culverted Corn Brook, a tributary of the River Irwell which runs through the area.[2]

The stop opened with the Eccles extension on 6 December 1999 with two through platforms and a Manchester facing bay platform for terminating trams. Cornbrook was unique when opened as there was no access to/from the street, the stop being used for transfer between Bury-Altrincham line trams and Eccles Line trams. This was due to security issues and a low estimated usage.

Because of a rise in the local population due to new residential developments, particularly on Ellesmere Street, the stop's emergency exit staircase to the street was converted into a full passenger entrance/exit, which opened on 3 September 2005. There are plans to relocate the entrance as part of the "Cornbrook Hub" redevelopment.[3]

During August 2009, the track layout was extensively remodelled to accommodate the MediaCityUK tram service and as a result the track was removed from the bay platform reducing the number of platforms to 2. However the infrastructure remains and the platform could be reinstated if the need arises.

This is the second station in this locality as Cornbrook railway station was opened to serve Pomona Gardens on the south side of Cornbrook Road on 1 June 1856 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR), which runs parallel to the Metrolink at this point. The first station closed on 31 May 1865.

Services

Service pattern

At peak times (07:15 – 19:30 Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 18:30 Saturday):

  • 10 trams per hour to Altrincham
  • 10 trams per hour to Ashton-under-Lyne
  • 5 trams per hour to Bury
  • 10 trams per hour to East Didsbury
  • 5 trams per hour to Eccles
  • 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
  • 5 trams per hour to MediaCityUK
  • 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
  • 5 trams per hour to Rochdale Town Centre
  • 5 trams per hour to Shaw and Crompton
  • 5 trams per hour to the Trafford Centre
  • 5 trams per hour to Victoria

Offpeak (all other times during operational hours):

  • 5 trams per hour to Altrincham
  • 5 trams per hour to Ashton-under-Lyne
  • 5 trams per hour to East Didsbury
  • 5 trams per hour to Eccles via MediaCityUK
  • 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
  • 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
  • 5 trams per hour to Rochdale Town Centre
  • 5 trams per hour to the Trafford Centre
  • 5 trams per hour to Victoria
  • 5 trams per hour to Etihad Campus

Connecting bus routes

Cornbrook station is served by bus services on nearby Chester Road. Stagecoach Manchester service 255 runs to Partington via Stretford and Urmston. Services run to Manchester, terminating at Piccadilly Gardens.[4]

  • A Bombardier M5000 at Cornbrook tram stop in 2012.
    A Bombardier M5000 at Cornbrook tram stop in 2012.
  • The entrance to Cornbrook station on Cornbrook Road.
    The entrance to Cornbrook station on Cornbrook Road.
  • Cornbrook tram stop in January 2017.
    Cornbrook tram stop in January 2017.

References
  1. "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. "Hidden Manchester Map". Hidden Manchester Map.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. fig. 105. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
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