Getting the tram at Velopark
Velopark is on the Blue Line and nothing else, so every tram through here is going one of two ways. On the Blue Line it is stop 19 of 27.
Tram times at Velopark
First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.
Published timetable, not live running — why.
How long it takes from Velopark
To the places people actually go, from this platform.
| To | Riding time | Changes | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| the city centre St Peter's Square | 21 min | 1 change | Blue Line Purple Line |
| Piccadilly station Piccadilly | 9 min | direct | Blue Line |
| Victoria station Victoria | 19 min | direct | Blue Line |
| Manchester Airport Manchester Airport | 77 min | 1 change | Blue Line Navy Line |
| MediaCityUK MediaCityUK | 42 min | 1 change | Blue Line Yellow Line |
| The Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre | 51 min | 2 changes | Blue Line Yellow Line Red 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 Velopark
The full list, hour by hour, straight from the registered timetable.
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
Questions about Velopark
05:18, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.
The last one leaves at 00:47, 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.
152 a weekday counting both directions — roughly one every 15 minutes each way through the middle of the day.
It depends which way you are going and on which line — the stop before and after on every line that calls here is listed above, with the minutes between them.
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.