Exchange Square is a tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink's Second City Crossing line, and opened on 6 December 2015 as part of Phase 2CC of the network's expansion.

[1][2] It is located by the main entrance to the Manchester Arndale shopping centre, and is also close to the Printworks.The 2CC (Second City Crossing) route was first proposed in 2011 as a means to improve capacity and relieve congestion as the rest of the system expanded.

[10] The stop opened as a north-facing terminus on 6 December 2015 with trams running to Shaw and Crompton at first.

Tram stops at Shudehill and Market Street are both a 3-5 minute walk away from here, forming out-of-station interchanges.

Tram services operate from Shudehill to Manchester Airport and Bury, and Altrincham during peak times.

This tram stop is not connected to any railway stations, but the nearest one is Manchester Victoria, a 3-5 minute walk away.