Rochdale Town Centre line set to open on 31st March

[familyguy99]

Launch date confirmed for Rochdale's town centre Metrolink line

Rochdale’s new town centre Metrolink line will open to passengers on Monday 31 March, subject to final testing.

The final stage will start on Thursday 27 March and will see trams running along the route every 12 minutes but out of service, to complete the commissioning of the new infrastructure.

The first in-service tram to leave the new Smith Street stop will depart on the Monday at 5.53am.

The town centre line will bring the size of the current Metrolink network to 48.5 miles (78km), serving 77 stops.

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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Excellent news. No more long walks up and down Drake Street at last..

 

[familyguy99]

Rochdale Town Centre line indeed opened today and here some picture that I took this afternoon.

This one was took on Friday.


And these are one that I today





Drake Street in Rochdale Town Centre.




At Rochdale Railway Metrolink station.


Metrolink ticket.

 

[Starmill]

Excellent stuff Andrew - saw them ghost running on Saturday I'll have to get out there!