Where might Stockport's Metrolink line go?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe headline ‘Stockport to get Metrolink’ is one that’s been written plenty of times, with the proposals being announced and reannounced by politicians of all colours for years.
But there is reason to believe that, within a month, it will finally be confirmed the borough WILL finally see trams run through.
Newly re-elected mayor Andy Burnham said on Thursday (May 9) morning that ‘we are about to say more on’ Metrolink expansion plans, adding: “What we have is an appraisal. READ MORE: Lessons from Andy Burnham on power and popularity after 'emphatic' re-election “There are a lot more places saying ‘we need it’.
The bottom line is a new extension in the south and one to the north of the city-region.” Under further questioning on BBC Radio Manchester, the mayor said he ‘would like to see them built in the decade’ and also said ‘the new Stockport Interchange has been built with tram capability’.
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