Ashton West tram stop

Ashton West is a tram stop on the East Manchester Line (EML) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It was built as part of Phase 3b of the Metrolink's expansion, and is located on Lord Sheldon Way near the Ashton Moss leisure complex, in western Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, England.[2] The stop opened on 9 October 2013,[1] ahead of the originally-publicised schedule of the winter of 2013–14.[3] The stop primarily serves the aforementioned leisure and retail complex, and is also the closest to the Tameside Stadium, home of Curzon Ashton F.C.

Ashton West
Metrolink station
Ashton West tram stop, on day of opening.
General information
LocationAshton-under-Lyne, Tameside
England
Coordinates53.49026°N 2.10972°W / 53.49026; -2.10972
Grid referenceSJ928993
Line(s)East Manchester Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone3
History
Opened9 October 2013[1]
Original companyMetrolink
Location

The stop is one of the least used on the Metrolink network.[4]

Services

Services are every 6 minutes at peak times and every 12 minutes offpeak.

  • A M5000 tram having just left Ashton West
    A M5000 tram having just left Ashton West
  • Ashton West tram station at twilight, in the direction of Ashton-under-Lyne in October 2016.
    Ashton West tram station at twilight, in the direction of Ashton-under-Lyne in October 2016.

References
  1. "Twitter / TamesideCouncil: CllrRobinson announces that..." Tameside Council. Twitter. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. "Metrolink - Ashton West station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. "Metrolink - East Manchester line". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashton West Metrolink station.
Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Ashton Moss
towards Eccles
 Ashton-under-Lyne–Eccles via MediaCityUK Ashton-under-Lyne
Terminus
Ashton Moss
towards MediaCityUK
 MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line


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