Trafford Palazzo tram stop

Trafford Palazzo, previously known as Barton Dock Road, is a tram stop built on the Trafford Park Line of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. The stop is located on Barton Dock Road by the remodelled Peel Circle roundabout, and was created to serve passengers boarding and alighting at EventCity and the Trafford Centre.^[1] It opened on 22 March 2020.^[2][3]

Trafford Palazzo
General information
Location	Trafford Park, Trafford England
Coordinates	53.46576°N 2.34205°W / 53.46576; -2.34205
System	Metrolink station
Line	Trafford Park Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	3
Key dates
22 March 2020	Opened as Barton Dock Road
28 October 2025	Renamed Trafford Palazzo
Route map Legend to Pomona to Exchange Quay Pomona Docks Trafford Park boundary 0:13 Wharfside 0:11 Imperial War Museum footbridges to MediaCityUK Manchester Ship Canal 0:08 Village 0:06 Parkway Bridgewater Canal 0:02 Trafford Palazzo 0:00 The Trafford Centre This diagram: view talk edit
Location

History

The original proposal for the Trafford Park line included a "Lostock Parkway" stop, just south of the eventual location on the disused Trafford Park Railway freight line by Park Way (A5081).^[4] During the construction period the stop was known as EventCity, but was renamed before the line opened by Transport for Greater Manchester in 2020 as the venue known as EventCity had already announced plans to move elsewhere.^[5]

In October 2025 the stop was once again renamed to be 'Trafford Palazzo', named after the Trafford Palazzo area of the Trafford Centre where the stop is located. ^[6]

Services

From this stop a service runs generally every 12 minutes towards Deansgate-Castlefield and towards The Trafford Centre.

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
The Trafford Centre Terminus		The Trafford Centre–Deansgate		Parkway towards Deansgate-Castlefield