Kings Reach tram stop

 Kings Reach
Metrolink
Location
Place Kings Reach
Local authority Manchester
Fare zone information
Present status Proposed station
UK Trams portal

Kings Reach is a proposed tram stop in Kings Reach, Greater Manchester. 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 as a new plans were revived to extend the line to Stockport.[1]

History

An extension to the line from East Didsbury to Stockport was planned in 2004, and GMPTE applied for powers to build it. However, the process came to a halt when the big bang extension was stopped.[2]

The proposed extension would have reused some of the former railway alignment. However some of it was built on or filled in after closure, making re-opening more difficult, so the proposed line would have included some new infrastructure and street running sections to take it into Stockport. In these plans, the line would have terminated at Stockport bus station.[2]

Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards East Didsbury
Stockport Line Line
Terminus

References

  1. ↑ Fitzgerald, Todd (1 February 2016). "Revealed: Stockport train station's multi-million pound transformation plans". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Metrolink, East Didsbury to Stockport". LRTA. Retrieved 27 January 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.