Pomona tram stop

Pomona is a tram stop located just east of the junction of the Eccles Line and Trafford Park Line of Greater Manchester's light rail system, known as Metrolink. It opened to passengers on 6 December 1999, as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, at Pomona Docks in Old Trafford.

Pomona
Metrolink station
General information
LocationPomona Docks, Trafford
England
Coordinates53.46519°N 2.27807°W / 53.46519; -2.27807
Grid referenceSJ816965
Line(s)Eccles Line
Trafford Park Line
Platforms2 (island)
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2
History
Original companyManchester Metrolink
Key dates
6 December 1999Opened
22 March 2020Trafford Park branch opened
Location

It was the least-used stop on the Metrolink network in 2018.[1] However, it was always designed to support development as an interchange station between the Eccles Line and the Trafford Park Line which opened in March 2020.

Pomona Docks
Main article: Pomona Docks

Pomona tram stop is at the edge of the now disused Pomona Docks owned by the Peel Group.

Trafford Park Line extension

In 2016, Metrolink began construction of the Trafford Park Line, which would stem off the existing line at Pomona station.[2] Supporting concrete blocks for the track had been in place since the station opened in 1999, with the line opening on 22 March 2020.

A bridge was built to connect the new alignment on the south of the Manchester Ship Canal to the existing route. The line proceeds straight from the station, in-between the Manchester Ship Canal and Bridgewater Canal. It then begins a gradual descent onto the left bank of the ship canal and runs parallel to it.

  • Track blocks at Pomona were in place from 1999 for the provisional Trafford Park Extension.
    Track blocks at Pomona were in place from 1999 for the provisional Trafford Park Extension.
  • The bridge gradually descends between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Bridgewater Canal.
    The bridge gradually descends between the Manchester Ship Canal and the Bridgewater Canal.
  • The bridge connects to the existing line immediately west of the platform.
    The bridge connects to the existing line immediately west of the platform.
  • The track will run parallel to the Manchester Ship Canal.
    The track will run parallel to the Manchester Ship Canal.

Services
Ground view of Pomona station
A Metrolink tram crossing the Manchester Ship Canal at Pomona

Service pattern
  • 6 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (peak).
  • 12 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (off-peak).
  • 12 minute service to Cornbrook
  • 12 minute service to Eccles (via MediaCityUK at offpeak times).
  • 12 minute service to MediaCityUK (peak).
  • 12 minute service to the Trafford Centre
Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Exchange Quay
towards Eccles
 Ashton-under-Lyne–Eccles via MediaCityUK Cornbrook
towards Ashton-under-Lyne
Exchange Quay
towards MediaCityUK
 MediaCityUK – Ashton-under-Lyne Line
Wharfside
towards The Trafford Centre
 The Trafford Centre–Cornbrook Cornbrook
Terminus
Planned extensions
Wharfside
towards Port Salford
 Trafford Centre Line
(planned)
 Cornbrook
towards Crumpsall

Connecting bus routes

Pomona station is not served directly by any bus service, but several services stop on Chester Road.[3]

References
  1. "Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section". TfGM. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. "Go ahead given for Trafford Park Metrolink line in Manchester". www.intelligenttransport.com. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". tfgm.com. Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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