Benchill tram stop

{{Short description|Manchester Metrolink tram stop}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| style = Manchester Metrolink

| name = Benchill

| type = Metrolink station

| image = Tram 3073 approaches Benchill.jpg

| borough = {{Comma separated entries|Wythenshawe|City of Manchester}}

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.38716|-2.25621|type:railwaystation_region:GB-MAN|display=inline,title}}

| line = Airport Line

| status = In operation

| zone = 4

| opened = 2014

| opening =

| platforms = 2

| map_label_position = right

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{maplink|from=Manchester Metrolink.map|zoom=13|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|type2=point|marker2=rail-light|marker-color2={{rcr|Manchester Metrolink}}}}

| map_state = collapsed

| map_type =

| map_caption =

| route_map = {{Manchester Airport Metrolink line}}

}}

Benchill is a tram stop for Phase 3b of the Manchester Metrolink. It opened on 3 November 2014.{{cite web|title=Metrolink - Airport line |url=http://www.metrolink.co.uk/futuremetrolink/Pages/airport-line.aspx |publisher=Transport for Greater Manchester |access-date=19 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520075437/http://www.metrolink.co.uk/futuremetrolink/Pages/airport-line.aspx |archive-date=20 May 2013 }} It is on the Airport Line at the Brownley Road/Hollyhedge Road crossroads.{{cite web|title=Metrolink - Benchill station|url=http://www.metrolink.co.uk/futuremetrolink/Documents/benchill.pdf|publisher=Transport for Greater Manchester|access-date=19 February 2013}} A health centre and new sixth form college are also near the stop.