Manchester Metrolink
Metrolink M5000 at Exchange Quay tram stop in August 2011 Schematic map of Metrolink Overview Owner Transport for Greater Manchester Locale Greater Manchester Transit type Tram/Light rail Number of lines 7 Number of stations 93 Annual ridership 41.2 million (2017/18) 9.0% Chief executive Danny Vaughan (TfGM's Metrolink Director) Headquarters Metrolink Trafford Depot Warwick Road South Stretford Manchester M16 0GZ Website www.metrolink.co.uk Operation Began operation 6 April 1992 ( 1992-04-06 ) Operator(s) KeolisAmey Metrolink Ltd. Number of vehicles 120 M5000s (27 more on order) Train length 28.4 metres (93 ft) Technical System length 62 miles (100 km) Track gauge 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge Minimum radius of curvature 25 m (82 ft) Electrification Overhead line (750 V DC) Top speed 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) Metrolink network schematic .mw-parser-output .RM...