Wharfside is a tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink's Trafford Park Line.

In 2013, the GMCA and the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership announced that it may fund the construction of the Trafford Park Line as far as The Trafford Centre, estimating that the line could be open to passengers by 2018/19 (subject to a satisfactory business case, Transport and Works Act Order and public consultation).

[5] The first trams (3040 and 3014 coupled together) passed by Wharfside in the early hours of 10 November 2019 while on test.

[6][7] Wharfside is located next to the Manchester Ship Canal and is the closest tram stop to the Old Trafford football stadium.

This tram stop is not connected to any railway stations, but the nearest one is Trafford Park, approximately 1.6 miles away walking.