2014

SD8500 : Queens Road Metro Station

taken 12 years ago, near to Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England

Queens Road Metro Station
Queens Road Metro Station
Metrolink (Manchester)

The Metrolink is a light rail system. The network consists of eight lines which radiate from Manchester city centre to termini at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, East Didsbury, Eccles, Manchester Airport, Rochdale and The Trafford Centre.
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Queens Road Metrolink Depot & Station

Metrolink House at Queens Road in Cheetham Hill was the headquarters of Metrolink. Constructed during Phase 1, it served jointly as a control centre, HQ, office space, and depot for the storage, maintenance and repair of vehicles. Although still a tram Depot the Metrolink HQ has moved to Old Trafford.
Queens Road Metrolink station originally opened as a staff halt stop only serving the Metrolink system's original Queens Road depot at Metrolink House. The station opened to the public on 16 December 2013.


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SD8500, 185 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 27 August, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 19 November, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 8506 0056 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:30.0912N 2:13.6020W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 8505 0056
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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