Benchill tram stop

Benchill is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop in Wythenshawe, Manchester. It is on the Airport Line and in fare zone 4.^[1] This station was opened on 3 November 2014 with the rest of the Airport Line extension. This station has step-free access.^[2]

Benchill
General information
Location	Wythenshawe, City of Manchester England
Coordinates	53.38716°N 2.25621°W / 53.38716; -2.25621
System	Metrolink station
Line	Airport Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	2014
Route map Legend to St Werburgh's Road to Withington 0:31 Barlow Moor Road River Mersey 0:28 Sale Water Park  M60  0:25 Northern Moor 0:22 Wythenshawe Park 0:20 Moor Road Mid-Cheshire Line 0:18 Baguley 0:17 Roundthorn 0:16 Martinscroft  M56  0:12 Benchill 0:11 Crossacres 0:09 Wythenshawe Town Centre 0:07 Robinswood Road 0:06 Peel Hall 0:04 Shadowmoss 0:00 Manchester Airport This diagram: view talk edit
Location

The stop is located at street-level with the platforms parallel to Brownley Road and the tracks running alongside the road. It is also near to the Benchill Medical Practice (Brownley Green Medical Centre) and the Wythenshawe campus for The Manchester College.

History

Phase 3b involved the construction of a new 9-mile (14 km) Airport Line to Manchester Airport, plus other extensions across the Metrolink network. Construction work for all Phase 3b lines began in March 2011.^[3] Some infrastructure of Benchill tram stop including step-free access ramps were seen in October 2012 whilst the tram stop was being constructed. The Airport Line opened on 3 November 2014,^[4] and the first tram ran through the stop heading towards Manchester Airport.

Layout

Disabled access ramp at the south end of Benchill's platforms.

Benchill tram stop was constructed with accessibility in mind. There are two step-free access ramps up to each platform and a set of stairs at the northern end of each platform. Two dot matrix passenger information displays stand serving one platform each, and show estimated arrival times for trams in minutes up to 30 minutes prior (up to three at a time) and number of carriages.

Services

Further information on service frequencies: Manchester Metrolink

Every route across the Manchester Metrolink network operates to a 12-minute headway (5 tph) Monday–Saturday, and to a 15-minute headway (4 tph) on Sundays and bank holidays. Sections served by a second "peak only" route (unlike this stop) will have a combined headway of 6 minutes during peak times.

Benchill is located in Zone 4 and the stop itself has two platforms. Trams towards Victoria via Market Street depart from the inbound platform (westernmost), and trams to Manchester Airport stop at the outbound platform (easternmost).

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Crossacres towards Manchester Airport		Manchester Airport–Victoria		Martinscroft towards Victoria

Transport connections

Bus

Benchill tram stop is served closest by bus route 11 (Altrincham–Stockport) on Hollyhedge Road, and 43 (Manchester Piccadilly Gardens–Manchester Airport) on Brownley Road.

Train

This tram stop is not connected to or near to any railway stations, but the nearest is Gatley, approximately 1.3 miles away walking.