page_title: South Manchester Line
section_title: Proposed future development
hierarchical_section_title: South Manchester Line / Proposed future development
caption_attribution_description: English: East Didsbury Metrolink station, seen here on its opening day.
context_page_description: The South Manchester Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester running from Manchester city centre to Didsbury. The line was opened as far as St. Werburgh's Road in 2011 and then to East Didsbury in 2013 as part of phase three of the system's expansion, and runs entirely along a former railway trackbed.
caption: The current terminus at East Didsbury; proposals have been made to extend the line to Stockport and beyond.
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