The 1.7 mile (2.7 km) extension to St Werburgh's Road in Chorlton will run south from Trafford Bar along the abandoned railway corridor.
Click here to view the South Manchester line.
New stops will be built at Firswood, Chorlton-cum-Hardy and St Werburgh's Road. A new depot will also be built at Trafford Bar, where some of the new trams will be stored.
Please note that stop names are subject to confirmation.
Construction work on the South Manchester Line to Chorlton is due to start in April with the line opening in spring 2011. The new Trafford Depot will also open in spring 2011.
Summer 2009 |
Work will start to install permanent drainage down the length of the cutting and we will continue to develop the depot site to prepare it for the construction of the new buildings. Elsinore Road will also be closed. |
Spring 2009 |
Setting up the main compound and site offices and levelling the Trafford Depot site to prepare for the start of construction. |
Winter 2008/09 |
Demolition of the remaining building on the depot site. |
Autumn 2008 to Spring 2009 |
Site Clearance along the South Manchester Line to allow access to the site and prepare for the start of construction. |
Click here for details of the current clearance work.
