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Cornbrook Metrolink station is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is an interchange station, allowing passenger transfer between the network's Altrincham, Eccles, Manchester Airport and South Manchester Lines. Located in the St George's area of Manchester, the station opened on 6 December 1999 (purely for line transfers) and allowed street-level entry and exit to the public from 3 September 2005. It takes its name from being at the north side of Cornbrook Road, which is between the A56 road and Pomona Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal, and was built on what was a Cheshire Lines Committee route to Manchester Central railway station. As well as two through platforms, Cornbrook Metrolink station had a bay platform at its eastern, Manchester-end, which was taken out of use and the tracks lifted during renovation in August 2009. Cornbrook Metrolink station will be the terminus of a MediaCityUK shuttle service, although the branch is currently being served by passenger services to Eccles Interchange. ==History== The stop opened with the Eccles extension on 6 December 1999 with two through platforms and a Manchester facing bay platform for terminating trams. Cornbrook was unique when opened as there was no access to/from the street, the stop being used for transfer between Bury-Altrincham line trams and Eccles line trams. Due to security issues and a low estimated usage, Cornbrook was initially intended for interchange only, passengers transferring between the Altrincham and Eccles lines. Because of a rise in the local population due to new residential developments, particularly on Ellesmere Street, the stop's emergency exit staircase to the street was converted into a full passenger entrance/exit, which opened on 3 September 2005. There are plans to relocate the entrance as part of the "Cornbrook Hub" redevelopment.〔http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/21225/cornbrook_regeneration_framework_november_2013〕 During August 2009, the track layout was extensively remodelled to accommodate the MediaCityUK tram service and as a result the track was removed from the bay platform reducing the number of platforms to 2. However the infrastructure remains and the platform could be reinstated if the need arises. This is the second station in this locality as Cornbrook railway station was opened to serve Pomona Gardens on the south side of Cornbrook Road on 1 June 1856 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR), which runs parallel to the Metrolink at this point. The first station closed on 31 May 1865. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cornbrook Metrolink station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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