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Piccadilly

Blue Line, Purple Line and Yellow Line · terminus

Tram times hereMetrolink map
3linesBlue Line, Purple Line and Yellow Line
7 minbetween tramsdaytime, Yellow Line
05:09first tramMonday to Thursday
00:56+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at Piccadilly

Piccadilly is the end of the line for Yellow Line: trams terminate here and start back the other way. It is about 6 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Purple Line, and 0.8 km away on the ground. On the Blue Line it is stop 15 of 27. On the Purple Line it is stop 4 of 17. Counting both directions, 441 trams call on a normal weekday.

Manchester Metrolink — Piccadilly tram stop
A tram on the Metrolink network; the photograph is not of this stop in particular. Photo: Ridiculopathy, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tram times at Piccadilly

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

Blue Linetowards Ashton-under-Lyne
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:0900:15+180
Friday to Saturday05:0901:15+184
Sunday06:0900:00+175
Blue Linetowards Bury
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:4800:56+180
Friday to Saturday05:4801:56+184
Sunday06:4800:28+175
Purple Linetowards Altrincham
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:5200:37+176
Friday to Saturday05:5201:37+180
Sunday06:5200:22+172
Purple Linetowards Etihad Campus
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:2600:11+176
Friday to Saturday05:2601:11+180
Sunday06:2623:5671
Yellow Linetowards Eccles
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:5000:20+1129
Friday05:5001:20+1133
Saturday05:4901:19+1119
Sunday06:5000:14+171

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from Piccadilly

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

ToRiding timeChangesLine
the city centre
St Peter's Square
6 mindirectPurple Line
Victoria station
Victoria
10 mindirectBlue Line
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport
66 min1 changePurple Line Navy Line
MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK
27 mindirectYellow Line
The Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre
36 min1 changeYellow 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 Piccadilly

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

Monday to Thursday · Ashton-under-Lyne
0509 19 24 34 39 54
0609 24 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 · Bury
0548
0603 18 33 48
0703 18 33 48
0803 18 33 48
0903 18 33 48
1003 18 33 48
1103 18 33 48
1203 18 33 48
1303 18 33 48
1403 18 33 48
1503 18 33 48
1603 18 33 48
1703 18 33 48
1803 18 33 48
1903 18 33 48
2003 18 33 48
2103 18 33 48
2203 18 33 48
2303 18 33 48 56
2411 26 28 41 43 56
Monday to Thursday · Altrincham
0552
0607 22 37 52
0707 22 37 52
0807 22 37 52
0907 22 37 52
1007 22 37 52
1107 22 37 52
1207 22 37 52
1307 22 37 52
1407 22 37 52
1507 22 37 52
1607 22 37 52
1707 22 37 52
1807 22 37 52
1907 22 37 52
2007 22 37 52
2107 22 37 52
2207 22 37 52
2307 22 37 52
2407 22 37
Monday to Thursday · Etihad Campus
0526 41 56
0611 26 41 56
0711 26 41 56
0811 26 41 56
0911 26 41 56
1011 26 41 56
1111 26 41 56
1211 26 41 56
1311 26 41 56
1411 26 41 56
1511 26 41 56
1611 26 41 56
1711 26 41 56
1811 26 41 56
1911 26 41 56
2011 26 41 56
2111 26 41 56
2211 26 41 56
2311 26 41 56
2411
Monday to Thursday · Eccles
0550
0605 20 35 50 57
0705 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
0805 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
0905 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1005 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1105 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1205 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1305 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1405 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1505 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1605 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1705 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1805 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
1905 12 20 27 35 42 50 57
2005 12 20 35 50
2105 20 35 50
2205 20 35 50
2305 20 35 50
2405 20

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

Blue Line · towards Ashton-under-Lynefrom Piccadilly Gardens (3 min), on to New Islington (3 min)
Blue Line · towards Buryfrom New Islington (3 min), on to Piccadilly Gardens (3 min)
Purple Line · towards Altrinchamfrom New Islington (3 min), on to Piccadilly Gardens (3 min)
Purple Line · towards Etihad Campusfrom Piccadilly Gardens (3 min), on to New Islington (3 min)
Yellow Line · towards Eccleson to Piccadilly Gardens (3 min)
Yellow Line · towards Piccadillyfrom Piccadilly Gardens (3 min)

Questions about Piccadilly

Yes. 3 lines call here — Blue Line, Purple Line and Yellow Line — and on Metrolink you change on the platform, so there is no walk between stations.

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

05:09, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

The last one leaves at 00:56, 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 6 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Purple Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.

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