Eccles Line

Eccles Line
An M5000 tram at Exchange Quay tram stop.
Overview
Locale	Manchester Eccles
Termini	Cornbrook MediaCityUK, Eccles Interchange
Stations	11
Service
Type	Tram/Light rail
System	Manchester Metrolink
Rolling stock	Bombardier M5000 (2009-Present) AnsaldoBreda T-68/T68A (1999-2014)
History
Opened	6 December 1999 (Cornbrook to Broadway) 21 July 2000 (Broadway to Eccles) 20 September 2010 (spur to MediaCityUK)
Technical
Line length	4 miles (6.4 km)
Character	Reserved track and street running
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	750 volts DC overhead
Operating speed	35 mph (55km/h)
Route map Legend to Deansgate-Castlefield 0:19 Cornbrook to Trafford Bar Bridgewater Canal 0:17 Pomona to Wharfside Manchester Ship Canal 0:15 Exchange Quay 0:13 Salford Quays 0:11 Anchorage 0:09 Harbour City MediaCityUK bridge to Imperial War Museum 0:08 Broadway 0:06 Langworthy 0:04 Weaste 0:01 Ladywell 0:00 Eccles ( Eccles) This diagram: view talk edit

The Eccles Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester running from Manchester to Eccles via Salford Quays, with a short spur to MediaCityUK. It was opened in phases during 1999–2000 as part of the second phase of the system's development. The spur to MediaCityUK was opened in 2010. The line contains a mixture of reserved track beds and a street running section.