Exchange Quay

Q: Yellow Line → Eccles (Monday to Thursday, 130 trams)

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Q: Yellow Line → Piccadilly (Monday to Thursday, 130 trams)

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Yellow Line · one line calls here

Tram times here Metrolink map

1lineYellow Line

6 minbetween tramsdaytime, Yellow Line

05:27first tramMonday to Thursday

00:36+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at Exchange Quay

Exchange Quay is on the Yellow Line and nothing else, so every tram through here is going one of two ways. It is about 11 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Yellow Line, and 2.9 km away on the ground. On the Yellow Line it is stop 7 of 16. Counting both directions, 260 trams call on a normal weekday.

Manchester Metrolink — Exchange Quay 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 Exchange Quay

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

Yellow Linetowards Eccles

Days	First	Last	Trams
Monday to Thursday	05:27	23:52	130
Friday	05:27	00:52⁺¹	134
Saturday	05:27	00:51⁺¹	120
Sunday	06:27	23:37	70

Yellow Linetowards Piccadilly

Days	First	Last	Trams
Monday to Thursday	06:14	00:36⁺¹	130
Friday	06:14	01:36⁺¹	134
Saturday	06:14	01:36⁺¹	120
Sunday	07:14	00:21⁺¹	70

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from Exchange Quay

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

To	Riding time	Changes	Line
the city centre St Peter's Square	13 min	direct	Yellow Line
Piccadilly station Piccadilly	19 min	direct	Yellow Line
Victoria station Victoria	27 min	1 change	Yellow Line Green Line
Manchester Airport Manchester Airport	59 min	1 change	Yellow Line Navy Line
MediaCityUK MediaCityUK	8 min	direct	Yellow Line
The Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre	24 min	1 change	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 Exchange Quay

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

Yellow Line → Eccles (Monday to Thursday, 130 trams)

Monday to Thursday · Eccles

0527 42 57

0607 22 31 37 45 52

0700 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

0801 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

0901 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1001 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1101 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1201 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1301 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1401 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1501 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1601 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1701 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1801 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

1901 07 16 22 31 37 46 52

2001 07 22 37 52

2107 22 37 52

2207 22 37 52

2307 22 37 52

Yellow Line → Piccadilly (Monday to Thursday, 130 trams)

Monday to Thursday · Piccadilly

0614 29 44 51 58

0706 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

0806 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

0906 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1006 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1106 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1206 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1306 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1406 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1506 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1606 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1706 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1806 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

1906 13 21 28 36 43 51 58

2006 13 21 28 44 59

2114 29 44 59

2214 29 44 59

2314 29 44 51

2406 21 36

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

Yellow Line · towards Ecclesfrom Pomona (4 min), on to Salford Quays (2 min)

Yellow Line · towards Piccadillyfrom Salford Quays (2 min), on to Pomona (3 min)

Questions about Exchange Quay

What lines stop at Exchange Quay?

the Yellow Line.

What time is the first tram from Exchange Quay?

05:27, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

Is there a late tram from Exchange Quay?

The last one leaves at 00:36, 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.

How long does it take to get to the city centre from Exchange Quay?

About 11 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Yellow Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.

How often do trams leave Exchange Quay?

260 a weekday counting both directions — roughly one every 15 minutes each way through the middle of the day.

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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.