The campaign to retain the Woodlands Road stop on the Manchester Metrolink Bury line has stepped up a gear recently with the protest group Save our Station (SoS) presenting a report to Transport for Greater Manchester demanding for the resumption of full services and the long-term retention of the stop.<\/p>\n
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When the new Abraham Moss stop was opened, which is just 250 yards away, TfGM made\u00a0 clear their intention to close Woodlands Road and indeed at the time they took away all peak services with the stop now only served off peak, The campaign group claim that the area around Woodlands Road has a large number of disabled and elderly residents who are unable to get to Abraham Moss.<\/p>\n
A spokeswoman from TfGM said: \u201cServices to Woodlands Road, which was one of the least-used stops on the network, were reduced in April 2011, following the opening of the new Abraham Moss stop 250 yards away. \u00a0The Abraham Moss stop serves a major regeneration area, was developed with input from the Abraham Moss High School, and is a key part of Manchester council\u2019s aspirations to develop and improve the area. If trams were to stop at both Woodlands Road and Abraham Moss during peak hours, journey times would be affected, and the reliability on the network would be impossible to maintain. Journey time is particularly important to our passengers during peak hours, so over a year ago when Abraham Moss opened, we took the decision to close the Woodlands Road stop during peak hours, during which passengers use the Abraham Moss stop instead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The campaign to retain the Woodlands Road stop on the Manchester Metrolink Bury line has stepped up a gear recently with the protest group Save our Station (SoS) presenting a report to Transport for Greater Manchester demanding for the resumption … Continue reading