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Airport station were built alongside the mainline rail platforms allowing interchange between the trains and trams,though only one platform is in use as of 2024.
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Tram running on tracks alongside
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TfGM have submitted a bid for funding to extend the Airport Line to Terminal 2.
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1182:Extension to Manchester Airport High Speed station
1286:"Manchester, Chorlton, Wythenshawe & Airport"
1148:to the existing line at Manchester Airport via
1000:The line then continues on a low embankment to
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1173:Manchester Airport High Speed station
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3466:Rail transport in the United Kingdom
3297:Heathrow Airport transport proposals
3471:Air transport in the United Kingdom
1156:. The line would have had stops at
1104:The line was opened as part of the
989:and the Mersey Valley flood plain.
1333:Britton, Paul (25 November 2012).
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3207:Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line
1377:Charlotte Cox (20 June 2014).
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3323:Edinburgh Airport Rail Link
3280:Under construction/proposed
1259:. Metrolink. Archived from
1135:Proposed future development
1051:on a purpose-built bridge.
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3492:Manchester Metrolink lines
3447:HS2 automated people mover
2868:Oldham & Rochdale Line
2291:Oldham & Rochdale Line
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3287:Bristol Airport Rail Link
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958:The line runs mostly on
938:, England, running from
3497:Transport in Manchester
3419:London Stansted Airport
3352:Automated people movers
3195:Airports outside London
3172:London Stansted Airport
3165:Shenfield–Southend line
3160:London Southend Airport
3088:Docklands Light Railway
2350:Newton Heath and Moston
1875:Wythenshawe Town Centre
1643:LRTA entry on this line
1339:Manchester Evening News
1314:. London. 22 March 2011
1073:Map of the Airport Line
1064:Wythenshawe Town Centre
735:Wythenshawe Town Centre
2325:Kingsway Business Park
1399:. LRTA. Archived from
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940:Manchester city centre
3400:Ultra (rapid transit)
3248:Tyne & Wear Metro
3177:West Anglia Main Line
3151:Luton Airport Express
3146:East Midlands Railway
3002:UK light rail systems
2908:Stockport Interchange
2463:South Manchester Line
2249:Deansgate-Castlefield
1714:Deansgate-Castlefield
1546:. TfGM. 3 March 2016.
1397:"Metrolink History 2"
1209:Deansgate-Castlefield
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975:South Manchester Line
222:750 volts DC overhead
3265:South West Main Line
3062:Rail and metro links
2980:Wythenshawe Hospital
2444:Second City Crossing
2380:Rochdale Town Centre
2077:East Manchester Line
1684:Manchester Metrolink
1638:KML is from Wikidata
1263:on 13 November 2012.
1158:Wythenshawe Hospital
1150:Wythenshawe Hospital
1146:Roundthorn tram stop
1002:Sale Water Park stop
932:Manchester Metrolink
124:Manchester Metrolink
50:on the Airport Line.
3442:Birmingham Airport
3366:Birmingham Airport
3260:Southampton Airport
3083:London City Airport
2546:The Trafford Centre
2536:Imperial War Museum
2240:First City Crossing
2035:Heaton Park Tramway
1197:Manchester Victoria
3502:Manchester Airport
3226:Manchester Airport
3202:Birmingham Airport
3100:Brighton Main Line
3044:Airport rail links
2922:Trafford Park Line
2692:Ansaldo Transporti
2522:Trafford Park Line
2502:St Werburgh's Road
2429:Piccadilly Gardens
2360:Oldham King Street
1988:Besses o' th' Barn
1815:Manchester Airport
1756:Piccadilly Gardens
1451:on 4 February 2018
1091:Manchester Airport
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1047:, climbs over the
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979:St Werburgh's Road
944:Manchester Airport
840:Manchester Airport
285:St Werburgh's Road
84:Manchester Airport
79:St Werburgh’s Road
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2281:St Peter's Square
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2091:Ashton-under-Lyne
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1776:St Peter's Square
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1114:Ashton-under-Lyne
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548:Mid-Cheshire Line
432: M60
161:9 miles (14.5 km)
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3390:Heathrow Airport
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3328:Heathrow Connect
3182:Stansted Express
3119:Heathrow Express
3114:Heathrow Airport
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2741:Oldham Loop Line
2715:Stagecoach Group
2679:Former operators
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1568:on 19 April 2016
1558:"Metrolink 2017"
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3219:Edinburgh Trams
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3129:Piccadilly line
3105:Gatwick Express
3095:Gatwick Airport
3076:London airports
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2818:Picc-Vic tunnel
2776:Abandoned plans
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1934:Navigation Road
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1648:Map of the line
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1006:Sale Water Park
973:, and then the
967:Altrincham Line
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