I've seen quite a few opinion threads on various train stations recently, which is all well and good, but I'll take on the challenge of my opinions on all 99 @MCRMetrolink stops. Settle in, this may take a while.

Abraham Moss: Has a leisure centre nearby, replaced Woodlands Road just to the south. A bit far out from Cheetham Hill and NMGH, although buses are available from the main road. (1/99)

Altrincham: Transport Interchange with trains on Mid-Cheshire line and buses, recently rebuilt. Right in the town centre, very convenient. (2/99)

Anchorage: one of those random stops in the Quays, serves little identifiable purpose. Harbour City is just around the corner. (3/99)

Ashton Moss: Park and Ride stop, not much else going on. Feels exposed during particularly wet or windy weather. (4/99)

Ashton-under-Lyne: Town centre stop, bus interchange currently under reconstruction, train station slightly down the road. Ikea is the main attraction here. (5/99)

Ashton West: Another Park and Ride stop, with a path leading to the collection of food outlets and cinema on the other side of the car park. Bit of a random stop location, but less so than Anchorage. (6/99)

Audenshaw: If you want a tram stop in the middle of a roundabout, look no further than Audenshaw. Otherwise just a residential area stop. (7/99)

Baguley: mostly a residential stop, but as the Mid-Cheshire line runs past here, a set of train platforms to allow these passengers easier access to the Airport would be useful. (8/99)

Barlow Moor Road: surprisingly useful for Southern Cemetery and Chorlton bus station. Take care crossing the road here, the stop is in the central reservation. (9/99)

Barton Dock Road: more useful for the Trafford Centre than the Trafford Centre stop is, thanks to the Barton Square footbridge. Was known as EventCity in most of the plans, due to EventCity being nearby. (10/99)

Benchill: A stop in a residential area, useful for students at the nearby college. Some shops in the area but otherwise unremarkable. (11/99)

Besses O' Th' Barn: Residential stop with an island platform, which is not unusual, except that it's on the Bury line, so this stop was converted from heavy rail usage. If you like bridges, there's plenty by the M60. (12/99)

Bowker Vale: Another residential stop on the Bury line, but there are bus connections from here into Middleton. Still has a prominent footbridge from heavy rail days. (13/99)

Broadway: Another stop in the Quays that's slightly too close to Harbour City. Not much else that I can think of for this one. (14/99)

Brooklands: Really like the canopies above the platforms here. It's somewhat of a residential stop, although a pub and some shops are just off the Altrincham platform. Likes to pretend it's a Park and Ride, but usurped by Sale Water Park. (15/99)

Burton Road: Closest stop to Withington Hospital, otherwise just seems like another residential stop. (16/99)

Bury: Town Centre stop with a bus interchange that could very much do with a lick of paint, or a complete rebuild, to be honest. Bury Market is just round the corner, which is quite popular. (17/99)

Cemetery Road: Residential area. Cemetery nearby, you can figure out which road it's on. (18/99)

Central Park: A statement piece here is the Canopy, extending over both platforms, it's a grand structure. The twisty bridge over the Calder Valley train line tends to make the teams screech loudly, though.

Chorlton: Home to a cat named Batman, apparently. It's residential, but also got a town centre area with various shops, and is supposedly an up-and-coming area.

Clayton Hall: Mainly residential area but with the eponymous hall just off a side street. (21/99)

Cornbrook: Initially built as a transfer station between the Altrincham and Eccles lines, nowadays it still mainly serves as an interchange. Cornbrook is the All trams to Everywhere stop. (Direct trams to Bury from here not currently running). (22/99)

Crossacres: Like Benchill, but without the college. (23/99)

Crumpsall: The old signs from before the livery update used to say "Crumpsall, alight here for North Manchester General Hospital" and whilst you can, it's a further walk than you might think. (24/99)

Dane Road: Residential stop on the Altrincham line. Platforms feel rather wide and the lifts seem to be tucked away from the platform. (25/99)

Deansgate-Castlefield: City Centre stop, alight for MOSI, train connection across the footbridge. Used to be called G-MEX, lovely greened tracks and living wall. (26/99)

Derker: Park and Ride stop just outside Oldham. Not entirely sure what else is there. The map suggests residential. (27/99)

Didsbury Village: Town Centre stop for another supposedly up-and-coming area, but feels tucked away, not quite so visible from the main road. Come on Didsbury, if you want to appeal more, show off your sustainable transport credentials! (28/99)

Droylsden: Town Centre stop, but feels very wedged into the middle of the road. Traffic always seems to come a bit too close to the platforms for my liking. Like the town clock on the street corner, that's a nice touch. (29/99)

East Didsbury: The stop closest to the Stockport boundary. Has a bus terminus and train station within a few minutes walk. Entertainment complex nearby as well. (30/99)

Eccles: Single platform terminus next to bus station and train station just up the hill. Town Centre stop, the next stop down may be a bit close. (31/99)

Edge Lane: Like Droylsden, feels wedged into the middle of the road. Unlike Droylsden, not a town centre stop, but is rather residential. (32/99)

Etihad Campus: Main stop for people going to events and matches at the adjacent stadium of the same name. Can get a bit crowded during these events. (33/99)

Exchange Quay: mainly used by office workers, I guess. Catchment could include parts of Ordsall. Close enough to Old Trafford stadium that people on the Ashton Line would likely walk from here rather than go to Old Trafford. (34/99)

Exchange Square: City Centre stop on the second city crossing. Very close to the site of the 1996 IRA bombing. The post box can still be seen as you go past. (35/99)

Failsworth: minor town centre stop. It serves the community, but nothing special. (36/99)

Firswood: Residential stop. Nothing remarkable out here. (37/99)

Freehold: Residential area, the only remarkable thing was the big mill, but since that was being torn down last time I went past, we'll move right on through. (38/99)

Harbour City: Stuck in the middle between Anchorage, Broadway and MediaCityUK. It's hard to say, but I feel that all of these stops make the Eccles line in this area really slow. (39/99

Heaton Park: Residential area on one side, really big park on the other. High School down the road. (40/99)

Hollinwood: Park and Ride by the M60 is good, but feels a bit far from any Residential to be of use to locals, who may use the bus instead.

Holt Town: Residential area near to the Etihad stadium. Cars always seem to drive onto the tracks here, even though they're not meant to. (42/99)

Imperial War Museum: My new favourite stop. I just love the reflections off the Quay West building. Handy for IWM, but also for the Lowry and MediaCity across the footbridges.

intu Trafford Centre: Like I said back at Barton Dock Road, not quite as useful for it's namesake as you might think. It's also not great to have an unsignposted route through the car park to reach the bus station. (44/99)

Kingsway Business Park: Feels really desolate and windswept. The Business Park itself seems too far away, but there is a residential area nearby to make this stop somewhat useful. (45/99)

Ladywell: Too close to Eccles for the tram, but it's not easily walkable, so I can see vaguely why it's here. Park and Ride here as well, just off the M602.

Langworthy: Residential area, could maybe see an extension from here across the motorway towards Salford Precinct. (47/99)

Manchester Airport: Major transfer to trains and buses. The only thing I don't get about this one is why there are two platforms for Metrolink, but they're separated by ticket barriers for the trains. (48/99)

Market Street: Right in the heart of the city centre, this stop can fill up quickly at busy times. People keep walking or cycling along the tracks here, leading to a lot of tram horn usage. (49/99)

That's the first half done. I'm going to take an interval break now, and have my breakfast and do a few odd jobs. I'll be back in about 90 minutes for my opinions on the remaining 50 stops.

Off we go again
Martinscroft: Residential area. Unremarkable. (50/99)