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Egerton Road South, MANCHESTER, M21 0YH

Passing St Werburgh's Road tram stop.

The start of the Fallowfield Loop at St Werbergh's Road.

Tram no. 3001 waits in the headshunt beyond St Werburgh's Road station. The South Manchester line opened in July 2011. Currently this is the end of the line, but work is underway on extensions to Manchester Airport and to East Didsbury, which diverge after St Werburgh's Road. The island platform is accessed via level crossings at both ends.

The ramp and level crossing at the south east end of the island platform. The South Manchester Line was opened as far as St Werburgh's Road on 7th July 2011.

This was the trackbed of the former Midland Railway's Manchester South District Line from Manchester Central towards Tiviot Dale. The section from Chorlton Junction closed in the 1960s. Since this photo was taken the section of line seen here has been re-opened as part of the Metrolink tram network. Phase 3a of the expansion plans included development of the South Manchester line as far as the new St Werburgh's Road station. The photographer's location is roughly in the vicinity of where the ramp from the island platform now stands, at the east end of the station. Tracks have been laid almost to the bridge carrying Mauldeth Road West over the line, with a head-shunt and points to allow trams to change tracks. As part of Phase 3b, work is ongoing to extend the line towards Didsbury, with a another extension towards Manchester Airport, the junction being near Mauldeth Road West.

Looking down the tramlines out of St Werburgh's Road tram stop.

The South Manchester Line opened as far as the new station near St Werburgh's Road in July 2011.

The recently installed cycle lockers were apparently not yet in use - all were empty and padlocked. The Fallowfield Loop cycleway , which previously used the trackbed here has been diverted to run along one side of the tram line, before continuing along a disused railway line towards Fallowfield. The tram line to St Werburgh's Road had opened the previous month. Update: March 2013. The lockers have recently received 'BLUC' stickers. It turns out you have to pay to join Transport for Greater Manchester's Bicycle Locker User's Club before you can use them. The lockers are first come first served, but you need to get a key for the padlock (which you then remove and replace with your own), making sure you attach your membership card to the bike. I can only think this must actually be an attempt to reduce demand. http://cycling.tfgm.com/cycling-bluc.htm

Metrolink Bombardier tram number 3015 at St Werburgh's Road Station. The station at St Werburgh's Road is currently the terminus for the South Manchester extension of the Metrolink line which opened in July 2011. Plans have been approved for a further extension to the South Manchester line to East Didsbury. From St Werburgh's Road, the line will continue to run along the disused railway cutting to East Didsbury serving the local residents and businesses along the route. Five additional stops will be located at Withington, Burton Road, West Didsbury, Didsbury Village and East Didsbury

Metrolink Bombardier tram 3067, on its journey towards Manchester Airport, arrives at the St Werburgh's Road tram stop. The Airport line diverges from the Didsbury line at a junction just to the south of the St Werburgh’s Road stop.