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Manchester Metrolink

Metrolink
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Greater Manchester Metrolink - tram 3009A.jpg
M5000 at Exchange Quay tram stop in August 2011
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Schematic map of Metrolink.
Overview
Owner Transport for Greater Manchester
Locale Greater Manchester
Transit type Tram/Light rail
Number of lines 7
Number of stations 93
Annual ridership 34.3 million (2015/16)
Chief executive Danny Vaughan (TfGM's Metrolink Director)
Chris Coleman (RATP's Managing Director)
Headquarters Trafford Depot
Warwick Road South
Old Trafford
Website www.metrolink.co.uk
Operation
Began operation 6 April 1992 (1992-04-06)
Operator(s) RATP Group
Number of vehicles 120 M5000s
Train length 28.4 metres (93 ft)
Technical
System length 57 miles (92 km)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Minimum radius of curvature 25 m (82 ft)
Electrification Overhead line (750 V DC)
Top speed 50 miles per hour (80 km/h)