Metrolink: Second City Crossing | St Peter's Square to Victoria
Tram line | City Zone
Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...6944&page=2041
- Address: John Dalton St, Cross St and Exchange Square, City Zone Manchester M2
- Contractor: MPact-Thales
- Number of expanded stations: 3
- Number of new stations: 1
- Interchanges with National Rail: 1, at Victoria
- Interchanges with existing Network: 2, at Victoria and St Peter's Square
- Operator: Metrolink, Transport for Greater Manchester
Current status: Under Construction
Nearest transport: N/A
Work is continuing on the Metrolink's Second City Crossing, enabling more trams to run across the city centre and increasing frequencies on lines across the metropolitan area.
As part of the works, St Peter's Square tram stop is expanding - from 2 platforms to 4 platforms. It will form one of the network's main interchanges betweeen trams going to Victoria (via Exchange Square) and Piccadilly.
However this means the network has to be severed in half while the work at St Peter's Square takes shape.
Network map showing no trams running all summer between St Peter's Square and Market St/Piccadilly Gardens
However, the "E" line is also having track renewals, meaning the entire branch is closed off over Summer.
Photos by Freel07 showing tram works along Cross St in the City Zone:
Down John Dalton St:
The new interchange station at St Peter's Square will have four platforms and mature trees growing out of the platforms:
Photos by Freel showing the trees being craned into place:
Attracted quite a bit of public interest as you would expect!
The new shelters at St Peter's Square:
Metrolink is already the UK's largest light rail system, and as well as the Second City Crossing there will also be a further expansion to Trafford Park in the next few years, as well as planned expansions to other Greater Manchester suburbs - including Rose Hill, Glossop, Stockport and Wigan.