Red Line
Crumpsall to The Trafford Centre · 15 stops · about 42 minutes end to end
About the Red Line
The Red Line runs between Crumpsall and The Trafford Centre, calling at 15 stops. End to end it takes about 42 minutes.
It shares track or platforms with Blue Line, Green Line, Navy Line, Pink Line, Purple Line and Yellow Line at 9 of its stops, so a lot of journeys that look like a change are really just a different tram from the same platform.

Towards Crumpsall
Every stop in order, with how long the tram has been running by the time it gets there.
- The Trafford Centre0 min
- Trafford Palazzo2 min
- Parkway6 min
- Village8 min
- Imperial War Museum11 min
- Wharfside13 min
Towards The Trafford Centre
Every stop in order, with how long the tram has been running by the time it gets there.
- Wharfside27 min
- Imperial War Museum29 min
- Village32 min
- Parkway34 min
- Trafford Palazzo38 min
- The Trafford Centre40 min
Journey times from Crumpsall
Minutes from the first stop of the route, taken from the timetable itself rather than estimated.
First and last tram at every stop
Towards Crumpsall. The other direction is on the timetable page.
| Stop | Monday to Thursday | Friday to Saturday | Sunday | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | last | first | last | first | last | |
| The Trafford Centre | 05:45 | 00:15+1 | 05:45 | 01:15+1 | 06:45 | 00:00+1 |
| Trafford Palazzo | 05:47 | 00:17+1 | 05:47 | 01:17+1 | 06:47 | 00:02+1 |
| Parkway | 05:50 | 00:20+1 | 05:50 | 01:20+1 | 06:50 | 00:05+1 |
| Village | 05:53 | 00:23+1 | 05:53 | 01:23+1 | 06:53 | 00:08+1 |
| Imperial War Museum | 05:56 | 00:26+1 | 05:56 | 01:26+1 | 06:56 | 00:11+1 |
| Wharfside | 05:58 | 00:28+1 | 05:58 | 01:28+1 | 06:58 | 00:13+1 |
| Pomona | 06:00 | 00:30+1 | 06:00 | 01:30+1 | 07:00 | 00:15+1 |
| Cornbrook | 05:02 | 00:33+1 | 05:02 | 01:33+1 | 06:02 | 00:18+1 |
| Deansgate-Castlefield | 05:21 | 23:51 | 05:21 | 00:51+1 | 06:21 | 23:36 |
| St Peter's Square | 05:24 | 23:54 | 05:24 | 00:54+1 | 06:24 | 23:39 |
| Exchange Square | 05:30 | 00:00+1 | 05:30 | 01:00+1 | 06:30 | 23:45 |
| Victoria | 05:32 | 00:02+1 | 05:32 | 01:02+1 | 06:32 | 23:47 |
| Queens Road | 05:37 | 00:07+1 | 05:37 | 01:07+1 | 06:37 | 23:52 |
| Abraham Moss | 05:40 | 00:10+1 | 05:40 | 01:10+1 | 06:40 | 23:55 |
| Crumpsall | – | – | – | – | – | – |
A +1 means the tram leaves after midnight — it still belongs to the previous day’s service. The full timetable has every departure, not just the first and the last.
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Questions about the Red Line
About 42 minutes between Crumpsall and The Trafford Centre, from the operator’s timetable.
Every 15 minutes monday to thursday. Where it shares track with another line you will see a tram more often than that.
Yes, with a slightly shorter day: the Sunday timetable starts later and finishes earlier than the rest of the week.
On this page
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.
