Getting the tram at South Chadderton
South Chadderton is on the Pink Line and nothing else, so every tram through here is going one of two ways. It is about 24 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Pink Line, and 8.4 km away on the ground. On the Pink Line it is stop 14 of 33. Counting both directions, 264 trams call on a normal weekday.
Tram times at South Chadderton
First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.
Published timetable, not live running — why.
How long it takes from South Chadderton
To the places people actually go, from this platform.
| To | Riding time | Changes | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| the city centre St Peter's Square | 25 min | direct | Pink Line |
| Piccadilly station Piccadilly | 32 min | 1 change | Pink Line Blue Line |
| Victoria station Victoria | 17 min | direct | Pink Line |
| Manchester Airport Manchester Airport | 84 min | 1 change | Pink Line Navy Line |
| MediaCityUK MediaCityUK | 52 min | 1 change | Pink Line Yellow Line |
| The Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre | 55 min | 1 change | Pink 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 South Chadderton
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 South Chadderton
05:11, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.
The last one leaves at 01:15, 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 Pink Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.
264 a weekday counting both directions — roughly one every 15 minutes each way through the middle of the day.
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.