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Victoria

Blue Line, Green Line, Navy Line, Pink Line and Red Line · terminus

5linesBlue Line, Green Line, Navy Line, Pink Line and Red Line
7 minbetween tramsdaytime, Pink Line
05:00first tramMonday to Thursday
00:32+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at Victoria

Victoria is the end of the line for Navy 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 Pink Line, and 1.1 km away on the ground. On the Blue Line it is stop 11 of 27. On the Green Line it is stop 11 of 25. On a Sunday the Green Line does not run, so the service here is thinner than the rest of the week. Counting both directions, 744 trams call on a normal weekday.

Manchester Metrolink — Victoria tram stop
A tram on the Metrolink network; the photograph is not of this stop in particular. Photo: Aubrey, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tram times at Victoria

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

Blue Linetowards Ashton-under-Lyne
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:0000:06+180
Friday to Saturday05:0001:06+184
Sunday06:0023:5175
Blue Linetowards Bury
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:5823:5873
Friday to Saturday05:5800:43+176
Sunday06:5823:4368
Green Linetowards Altrincham
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Friday06:1320:4359
Saturday08:1319:1345
Green Linetowards Bury
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Friday06:2019:3554
Saturday08:2018:0540
Navy Linetowards Manchester Airport
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:5323:5373
Friday to Saturday05:5300:53+177
Sunday06:5323:5369
Pink Linetowards East Didsbury
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:4700:32+1130
Friday05:4701:02+1132
Saturday05:4701:02+1118
Sunday06:4700:25+172
Pink Linetowards Rochdale Town Centre
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:3823:38125
Friday05:3600:08+1127
Saturday05:3800:08+1113
Sunday06:3823:2368
Red Linetowards Crumpsall
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:3200:02+175
Friday to Saturday05:3201:02+179
Sunday06:3223:4770
Red Linetowards The Trafford Centre
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday06:0100:31+175
Friday to Saturday06:0101:31+179
Sunday07:0100:16+170

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from Victoria

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

ToRiding timeChangesLine
the city centre
St Peter's Square
7 mindirectGreen Line
Piccadilly station
Piccadilly
9 mindirectBlue Line
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport
61 mindirectNavy Line
MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK
34 min1 changeGreen Line Yellow Line
The Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre
32 mindirectRed 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 Victoria

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

Monday to Thursday · Ashton-under-Lyne
0500 10 15 25 30 45
0600 15 21 36 51
0706 21 36 51
0806 21 36 51
0906 21 36 51
1006 21 36 51
1106 21 36 51
1206 21 36 51
1306 21 36 51
1406 21 36 51
1506 21 36 51
1606 21 36 51
1706 21 36 51
1806 21 36 51
1906 21 36 51
2006 21 36 51
2106 21 36 51
2206 21 36 51
2306 21 36 51
2406
Monday to Thursday · Bury
0558
0613 28 43 58
0713 28 43 58
0813 28 43 58
0913 28 43 58
1013 28 43 58
1113 28 43 58
1213 28 43 58
1313 28 43 58
1413 28 43 58
1513 28 43 58
1613 28 43 58
1713 28 43 58
1813 28 43 58
1913 28 43 58
2013 28 43 58
2113 28 43 58
2213 28 43 58
2313 28 43 58
Monday to Friday · Altrincham
0613 28 43 58
0713 28 43 58
0813 28 43 58
0913 28 43 58
1013 28 43 58
1113 28 43 58
1213 28 43 58
1313 28 43 58
1413 28 43 58
1513 28 43 58
1613 28 43 58
1713 28 43 58
1813 28 43 58
1913 28 43 58
2013 28 43
Monday to Friday · Bury
0620 35 50
0705 20 35 50
0805 20 35 50
0905 20 35 50
1005 20 35 50
1105 20 35 50
1205 20 35 50
1305 20 35 50
1405 20 35 50
1505 20 35 50
1605 20 35 50
1705 20 35 50
1805 20 35 50
1905 20 35
Monday to Thursday · Manchester Airport
0553
0608 23 38 53
0708 23 38 53
0808 23 38 53
0908 23 38 53
1008 23 38 53
1108 23 38 53
1208 23 38 53
1308 23 38 53
1408 23 38 53
1508 23 38 53
1608 23 38 53
1708 23 38 53
1808 23 38 53
1908 23 38 53
2008 23 38 53
2108 23 38 53
2208 23 38 53
2308 23 38 53
Monday to Thursday · East Didsbury
0547
0602 17 32 47
0702 17 25 32 40 47 55
0802 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
0902 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1002 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1102 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1202 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1302 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1402 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1502 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1602 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1702 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1802 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
1902 10 17 25 32 40 47 55
2002 10 17 25 32 40 47
2102 17 32 47
2202 17 32 47
2302 17 32 47
2402 17 32
Monday to Thursday · Rochdale Town Centre
0538 53
0608 23 38 46 53
0701 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
0801 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
0901 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1001 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1101 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1201 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1301 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1401 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1501 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1601 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1701 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1801 08 16 23 31 38 46 53
1901 08 16 23 31 38 53
2008 23 38 53
2108 23 38 53
2208 23 38 53
2308 23 38
Monday to Thursday · Crumpsall
0532 47
0602 17 32 47
0702 17 32 47
0802 17 32 47
0902 17 32 47
1002 17 32 47
1102 17 32 47
1202 17 32 47
1302 17 32 47
1402 17 32 47
1502 17 32 47
1602 17 32 47
1702 17 32 47
1802 17 32 47
1902 17 32 47
2002 17 32 47
2102 17 32 47
2202 17 32 47
2302 17 32 47
2402
Monday to Thursday · The Trafford Centre
0601 16 31 46
0701 16 31 46
0801 16 31 46
0901 16 31 46
1001 16 31 46
1101 16 31 46
1201 16 31 46
1301 16 31 46
1401 16 31 46
1501 16 31 46
1601 16 31 46
1701 16 31 46
1801 16 31 46
1901 16 31 46
2001 16 31 46
2101 16 31 46
2201 16 31 46
2301 16 31 46
2401 16 31

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 Queens Road (5 min), on to Shudehill (2 min)
Blue Line · towards Buryfrom Shudehill (3 min), on to Queens Road (4 min)
Green Line · towards Altrinchamfrom Queens Road (5 min), on to Shudehill (2 min)
Green Line · towards Buryfrom Shudehill (3 min), on to Queens Road (4 min)
Navy Line · towards Manchester Airporton to Shudehill (2 min)
Navy Line · towards Victoriafrom Shudehill (3 min)
Pink Line · towards East Didsburyfrom Monsall (6 min), on to Exchange Square (4 min)
Pink Line · towards Rochdale Town Centrefrom Exchange Square (2 min), on to Monsall (6 min)
Red Line · towards Crumpsallfrom Exchange Square (2 min), on to Queens Road (4 min)
Red Line · towards The Trafford Centrefrom Queens Road (5 min), on to Exchange Square (4 min)

Questions about Victoria

Yes. 5 lines call here — Blue Line, Green Line, Navy Line, Pink Line and Red Line — and on Metrolink you change on the platform, so there is no walk between stations.

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

05:00, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

The last one leaves at 00:32, 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 Pink 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.