Manchester United Football Ground railway station
Manchester United Football Ground  | |
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The station, next to Old Trafford football stadium | |
| Location | |
| Place | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Local authority | Trafford |
| Coordinates | 53°27′44″N 2°17′29″W / 53.4621°N 2.2914°WCoordinates: 53°27′44″N 2°17′29″W / 53.4621°N 2.2914°W |
| Grid reference | SJ806961 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MUF |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2006/07 | 62,429 |
| 2007/08 |
 49,625 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1935 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Manchester United Football Ground from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Manchester United Football Ground railway station, often known as the Old Trafford Halt or Manchester United FC Halt,[1] is on the southern Liverpool Lime Street-Manchester Piccadilly railway line, between Deansgate and Trafford Park. The station was constructed by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened on 21 August 1935. It was provided with one timber-built platform and was served, on match days only, by a shuttle service of steam-hauled trains from Manchester Central railway station. It was initially named United Football Ground, but was renamed Old Trafford Football Ground in early 1936.[2] The date of change to the current name is not known.
The station has a direct connection to the Old Trafford football stadium and the platform is adjacent to the south stand of the stadium. The station is not a regularly served stop on the line and is only open on match days – when Northern Rail run services to the halt; Northern Rail also manage and operate the single platform. Services are operated by Class 323 units.
Under proposed public transport improvements for Greater Manchester, the station would be closed and replaced with a new station a short distance away in White City, where regular services would stop.
References
- Notes
- ↑ Manchester Utd Football Gd (MUF) Station Plan
- ↑ Butt 1995, pp. 237, 178, 154
- Bibliography
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manchester United Football Ground railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Manchester United Football Ground railway station from National Rail
- Northern Rail Network Map (with MUF on)
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Deansgate | Northern Rail (Liverpool to Manchester Line) (Southern Route) (match days only) |
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