St. Peter's Square Metrolink Station - Manchester, UK - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

"It opened on 27 April 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion. The station is located in the west of the square, directly in front of Manchester Central Library. The square is located southeast of Manchester Town Hall and it is between Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink station and Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink station.

Plans for a rapid transit station in St Peter's Square were made in the 1970s; proposals for the abandoned Picc-Vic tunnel envisaged the construction of an underground station to serve both St Peter's and the neighbouring Albert Square.[1] The early proposals for an on-street light rail system in Manchester revived the idea of a station in the square, and the idea was retained as the project evolved, becoming a reality when the Metrolink system opened in 1992.

The station was demolished and rebuilt with a full length platform and improved passenger facilities in November 2009.

Elisabeth House occupied the side of the square opposite the library (between Dickinson Street and Oxford Street) from the 1970s until 2011 when it was demolished for redevelopment as One St Peter's Square.[2] Plans prepared by architects were entered in a competition which was modified in 2011 to incorporate Metrolink proposals; in March 2012 a shortlist of two submissions was made.[3]
As part of the second city crossing proposals, the stop will be moved slightly north towards Princess Street, and transformed into a four-platform interchange, by 2016. The Manchester Cenotaph will be relocated and the entire square redeveloped into a new public space. There is a major international competition to design this development.[4]

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