New Trafford Centre Metrolink line will open a lot earlier than expected

If you’ve ever struggled to get to the Trafford Centre – because without a car it can be a real nightmare from most parts of Manchester – we’ve got some good news.

The brand new Metrolink line out to the shopping centre will open a lot earlier than expected.

The Trafford Park Metrolink tram line was completed at the start of November, with the last 15 metres of track being laid and the final concrete pour bringing construction on the project to an end.

While TfGM had predicted trams to be running by late 2020, they will in fact be fully open to passengers from April next year, a whole seven months before the project was initially scheduled for completion, the Manchester Evening News reports.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham made the announcement at the newly constructed Trafford Centre stop, as the first test tram arrived during the day – it’s being reported driver training will start in the New Year.

The new line will connect the Trafford Centre with the rest of the tram system, with construction costing £350 million.

When it’s open, the new line will have six stops on its route, running from the existing Pomona stop all the way to the popular shopping centre.