Wharfside
Wharfside is a tram stop in Trafford, England. Wharfside is situated nearby to the pier Gnome Island, as well as near the canal South Bay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Trafford and Wharfside tram stop.
Old Trafford
Stadium
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Old Trafford is a football stadium in the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,244 which was increased from 74,197 in the start of season 25/26, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe. Old Trafford is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Wharfside.
Wharfside tram stop
Station
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wharfside is a tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink's Trafford Park Line. It is located on Trafford Wharf Road, close to the Old Trafford football stadium. It was originally proposed that the station be named Manchester United. It opened on 22 March 2020.
Manchester United Museum
Museum
Old Trafford is a football stadium in the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,244 which was increased from 74,197 in the start of season 25/26, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe. Manchester United Museum is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Wharfside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Quays and Salford Quays.
The Quays
The Quays covers the four areas of Salford Quays, Trafford Wharf, Old Trafford and Trafford Centre to the west of Manchester city centre.
Salford Quays
Suburb
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it faces Trafford across the canal.
MediaCityUK
Neighborhood
Photo: Briangeorge1945, CC BY-SA 4.0.
MediaCityUK is a 200-acre mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The project was developed by Peel Media; its principal tenants are media organisations and the Quayside MediaCityUK shopping centre.
Wharfside
- Type: Tram stop
- Categories: railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Trafford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.46642° or 53° 27′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.28826° or 2° 17′ 18″ westOperator
KeolisAmey MetrolinkNetwork
Manchester MetrolinkOpen location code
9C5VFP86+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7315119449OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stop
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