If you'd hoped to catch a tram from Central Park Metrolink station on the day it was completed you'd have faced a pretty long wait.
Seven whole years in fact. With its swooping, circular, copper-clad roof, the station became an instant landmark in Newton Heath when it was built in 2005.
The only problem was the Metrolink line it was meant to serve wasn't actually open yet. "It has beautiful swirling architecture, cost millions to build and was finished on time.
All this Metrolink stop needs now is a tramline," The Manchester Evening News reported at the time. READ MORE: Why Manchester has two main railway stations - and why you're only just able to catch a train between them READ MORE: Greater Manchester 'ghost station' has only ONE passenger a week But there was a method to the madness.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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