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The Trafford Centre

Red Line · terminus

Tram times hereMetrolink map
1lineRed Line
15 minbetween tramsdaytime, Red Line
05:45first tramMonday to Thursday
00:15+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at The Trafford Centre

The Trafford Centre is the end of the line for Red Line: trams terminate here and start back the other way. It is about 24 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Red Line, and 7.0 km away on the ground. On the Red Line it is stop 1 of 15.

Manchester Metrolink — The Trafford Centre tram stop
A tram on the Metrolink network; the photograph is not of this stop in particular. Photo: Alan Barker, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tram times at The Trafford Centre

First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.

Red Linetowards Crumpsall
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:4500:15+175
Friday to Saturday05:4501:15+179
Sunday06:4500:00+170

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from The Trafford Centre

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

ToRiding timeChangesLine
the city centre
St Peter's Square
25 mindirectRed Line
Piccadilly station
Piccadilly
37 min1 changeRed Line Purple Line
Victoria station
Victoria
33 mindirectRed Line
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport
71 min1 changeRed Line Navy Line
MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK
33 min1 changeRed Line Yellow Line

Riding time from the operator’s timetable, with 6 minutes allowed for each change. Waiting for the first tram is not included. Any other pair of stops: the journey planner.

Every departure from The Trafford Centre

The full list, hour by hour, straight from the registered timetable.

Monday to Thursday · Crumpsall
0545
0600 15 30 45
0700 15 30 45
0800 15 30 45
0900 15 30 45
1000 15 30 45
1100 15 30 45
1200 15 30 45
1300 15 30 45
1400 15 30 45
1500 15 30 45
1600 15 30 45
1700 15 30 45
1800 15 30 45
1900 15 30 45
2000 15 30 45
2100 15 30 45
2200 15 30 45
2300 15 30 45
2400 15

Monday to Thursday, in the service day the operator uses: a tram shown as 24:12 leaves at 00:12 and belongs to the previous day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday first and last trams are in the table above.

Next and previous stops

Red Line · towards Crumpsallon to Trafford Palazzo (2 min)
Red Line · towards The Trafford Centrefrom Trafford Palazzo (2 min)

Questions about The Trafford Centre

the Red Line.

Yes, for Red Line. Trams terminate here, wait and set off again, so you can always get a seat in the other direction.

05:45, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

The last one leaves at 00:15, after midnight — it still counts as the previous day’s service, which is why timetables write it as a time past 24:00. Friday and Saturday run later still.

About 24 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Red Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.

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Tram times on this page come from the Traveline National Dataset (TransXChange, Open Government Licence v3.0); stop names and coordinates from NaPTAN, the Department for Transport stop register. Manchester Metrolink is an independent guide: it is not run by Metrolink or Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and has no connection with either. Check tfgm.com before you travel.