▁runs ▁on ▁a ▁reserved ▁track bed , ▁running ▁under ▁a ▁purpose ▁built ▁under pass ▁under ▁Great ▁An co ats ▁Street . ▁After ▁New ▁Is ling ton , ▁the ▁line ▁runs ▁along ▁M err ill ▁Street ▁with ▁other ▁traffic ▁for ▁ 2 5 0 ▁metres ▁to ▁ ▁stop ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁off ▁street . ▁The ▁line ▁then ▁runs ▁along ▁a ▁reserved ▁track ▁along ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Med lock ▁before ▁serving ▁two ▁sport ing ▁ven ues ; ▁ ▁stop ▁alongside ▁City ▁of ▁Manchester ▁Stadium , ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Manchester ▁City ▁FC , ▁and ▁then , ▁after ▁running ▁through ▁a ▁short ▁tunnel ▁under ▁Alan ▁T uring ▁Way ; ▁ ▁stop , ▁which ▁serves ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Vel od rome . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁then ▁cross es ▁As ht on ▁New ▁Road , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁reserved ▁track ▁section , ▁it ▁serves ▁ ▁stop . ▁The ▁line ▁then ▁cross es ▁onto ▁As ht on ▁New ▁Road , ▁which ▁it ▁shares ▁with ▁other ▁traffic ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁miles , ▁serving ▁stops ▁at ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁the ▁line ▁cross es ▁onto ▁a ▁reserved ▁track ▁section , ▁which ▁runs ▁alongside , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁res ervation ▁of , ▁Lord ▁Sh eld on ▁Way ▁– ▁the ▁As ht on ▁Northern ▁B yp ass ▁for ▁the ▁run ▁into ▁As ht on ▁– ▁serving ▁stops ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁It ▁then ▁runs ▁into ▁As ht on ▁town ▁centre ▁on ▁a ▁reserved ▁track ▁alongside ▁the ▁road , ▁crossing ▁several ▁roads ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁termin