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Cemetery Road
Cemetery Road tram stop in May 2019.
General information
LocationDroylsden, Tameside
England
Coordinates53°28′48″N 2°09′18″W / 53.47988°N 2.15491°W / 53.47988; -2.15491
SystemMetrolink station
LineEast Manchester Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3
History
Opened8 February 2013 (preview)[1]
11 February 2013 (full)[2][3]
Original companyMetrolink
Location
Map

Cemetery Road is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It opened on 11 February 2013,[2][3] after a three-day free trial for local residents.[1] The station was constructed as part of Phase 3a of the Metrolink's expansion, and is located in Droylsden at the junction of Manchester Road and Cemetery Road,[4] a part of Tameside, England.

Services

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Services run every 12 minutes on all routes.

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Edge Lane
towards Eccles
 Eccles–Ashton (peak only) Droylsden
towards Ashton-under-Lyne
Eccles–Ashton via MediaCityUK (off-peak only)

Connecting bus routes

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Cemetery Road is directly served by Stagecoach Manchester bus service 216, which stops next to the station on Manchester Road and replicates the tram route between Piccadilly Gardens and Ashton-under-Lyne. Stagecoach/JPT services 217 and 218, which also stops on Manchester Road, run circular routes between Manchester and Mossley serving Droylsden, Dukinfield, Ashton, Tameside General Hospital and Stalybridge.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 "It's the final countdown". Transport for Greater Manchester. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 Kirby, Dean (4 December 2012). "Opening of Metrolink tram service to Droylsden delayed until February 2013". Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Droylsden's new Metrolink line to open in February". Transport for Greater Manchester. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Metrolink - Cemetery Road station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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