East Didsbury to Rochdale Town Centre | FULL JOURNEY | Manchester Metrolink (via Exchange Square)

Full journey on board a Manchester Metrolink M5000 Tram on the Metrolink Pink line from East Didsbury to Rochdale Town Centre (Interchange). This service stopped at all Tram stops along the route and operated via Exchange Square and Victoria. Filmed on Monday 2nd November 2020.

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East Didsbury: 0:00:06
Didsbury Village: 0:01:58
West Didsbury: 0:04:20
Burton Road: 0:05:48
Withington: 0:07:11
St Werburghs Road: 0:09:24
Chorlton: 0:11:00
Firswood: 0:12:41
Trafford Bar: 0:15:15
Cornbrook: 0:19:01
Deansgate Castlefield: 0:22:27
St Peters Square: 0:26:15
Exchange Square: 0:29:50
Victoria: 0:32:35
Monsall: 0:38:44
Central Park: 0:40:18
Newton Heath & Moston: 0:43:02
Failesworth: 0:45:32
Hollinwood: 0:47:26
South Chadderton: 0:48:55
Freehold: 0:51:00
Westwood: 0:53:52
Oldham King Street: 0:57:04
Oldham Central: 0:58:19
Oldham Mumps: 1:00:16
Derker: 1:02:20
Shaw & Crompton: 1:06:00
Newhey: 1:09:52
Milnrow: 1:11:52
Kingsway Business Park: 1:13:20
Newbold: 1:14:47
Rochdale Railway Station: 1:18:30
Rochdale Town Centre: 1:22:42

Services on this Metrolink are park or the Pink or Brown coloured Metrolnk lines. In the full timetable services on the Pink line (East Didsbury to Rochdale Town Centre) operate every 12 minutes with the Brown line (East Didsbury to Shaw & Crompton) operating every 12 minutes forming a 6 minute service on the core section of this route. Note that the Brown line only operates at certain times of the day and does not operate for the full operating times of Metrolink also at the time this was filmed a reduced timetable was in operation with a service every 10 minutes on the Pink line only. Services on this route are formed of double and single trams.

This Metrolink route largely uses disused railway lines with these sections making up the majority of the route (East Didsbury to Deansgate Castlefield, Victoria to Rochdale Railway station) note that although this route operate over most of the Oldham loop the tram diverts through the high street of Oldham rather than using he railway alignment between Freehold and Derker. The section through Manachester city centre is on Street with the Pink line being the only Metrolink to currently use the second city crossing via Exchange Square with all other Metrolink city centre routes either going to Piccadilly or via Market Street. The route between Rochdale station and town is on Street running.

Parts of this route share track with other Metrolink routes with all other Metrolink routes at least partly sharing some track even if it is just through 1 tram stop/station. The main interchange points for this line are at Cornbrook (Red, Green, Purple, Orange, Blue, Navy) and Victoria (Yellow, Green, Navy). There are direct National Rail interchanges on this route at Deansgate and Victoria with other National Rail connections a short walk away at East Didsbury and Rochdale Town Centre.

The Metrolink Pink line is currently the longest single tram journey than can be made in Great Britain without changing trams.

Journey sections:
East Didsbury to St Werburghs Road: 0:00:00
St Werburghs Road to Trafford Bar: 0:09:56
Trafford Bar to Cornbrook: 0:15:55
Cornbrook to Deansgate Castlefield: 0:19:34
Deansgate Castlefield to St Peters Square: 0:23:31
St Peters Square to Victoria: 0:26:55
Victoria to Monsall: 0:33:34
Monsall to Oldham King Street: 0:39:12
Oldham King Street to Oldham Mumps: 0:57:30
Oldham Mumps to Shaw & Crompton: 1:00:45
Shaw & Crompton to Rochdale Railway Station: 1:06:34
Rochdale Railway Station to Rochdale Town Centre: 1:19:10

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