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The South Manchester Line (SML) is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Manchester, England, running from Manchester city centre to Didsbury.The line opened as far as St. Werburgh's Road in 2011 and then to East Didsbury in 2013 as part of phase three of the system's expansion, along a former railway trackbed.
Tram tracks were laid along the former trackbed, but as Didsbury station had been demolished over 30 years earlier, a new tram stop was constructed further down the line on School Lane. [3] [4] There were plans to extend the line to Stockport, which were cancelled on grounds of cost. [5]
East Didsbury is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system and the terminus of the system's South Manchester Line (SML). It is on the east side of Kingsway in East Didsbury, close to Manchester's boundary with Heaton Mersey in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It was built as part of Phase 3b of the network's ...
Primary future proposals include tram-trains to Bolton, Heywood, Hale, and Wigan, a spur off the Bury Line to Middleton, Ashton to Stalybridge, the Wythenshawe Loop, and most likely the first to happen, [3] an extension from East Didsbury to Stockport's interchange.
The last train to depart from Didsbury was the 18:45 express to London St Pancras on 2 January 1967. Passenger express and freight trains continued to run through Didsbury until the line was fully closed in 1969. [2] [3] The station building remained standing for a number of years and was used as a hardware store, Didsbury Station Hardware.
Gorsey Bank is a proposed tram stop in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.The proposed tram extension was proposed in 2004 but dropped on cost ground. It was revived after it was announced that the plans were revived to extend the line to Stockport.
Tram tracks were laid along the former trackbed, and new trams stops were constructed, mostly at new locations, as the former Midland Railway stations had been demolished. The new Metrolink South Manchester Line opened as far as St Werburgh's Road on 7 July 2011, and the extension to East Didsbury on 23 May 2013. [12] [6] [7] Conversion to ...
East Didsbury is a suburban railway station in south Manchester, England. It is sited on the Styal Line between Longsight (Slade Lane Junction) and Wilmslow, providing direct access between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. East Didsbury tram stop, on the Manchester Metrolink system, is located close by.