Trafford Bar Metrolink station

"Old Trafford railway station" redirects here. For the station known since 1992 as Old Trafford, see Old Trafford Metrolink station.
 Trafford Bar
Metrolink

Trafford Bar Metrolink station in 2012
Trafford Bar
Location of Trafford Bar in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Old Trafford
Local authority Trafford
Coordinates 53°27′43″N 2°16′37″W / 53.4619°N 2.277°WCoordinates: 53°27′43″N 2°16′37″W / 53.4619°N 2.277°W
Grid reference SJ816961
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone B
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator MSJAR
Pre-grouping company MSJAR
Post-grouping company MSJAR
London Midland Region of British Railways
History
Opened 20 July 1849
Closed as rail station 24 December 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation 15 June 1992
Former name Old Trafford
Renamed 1992
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Trafford Bar Metrolink station is a tram stop on both the Airport, Altrincham and South Manchester Lines of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. Located at the junction of Talbot Road and Seymour Grove in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, it opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

History

Trafford Bar in 1983, displaying its then Old Trafford name and British Rail branding
Trafford Bar Metrolink station in 2009, prior to refurbishment
Signage at the station, after refurbishment

The station was opened as Old Trafford on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR). It closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991, and the "Old Trafford" name was transferred to the former Warwick Road Station, to avoid confusion for passengers travelling to Old Trafford Football Ground and Old Trafford Cricket Ground. It was renamed Trafford Bar when it reopened as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992. Due to the station's close proximity to Old Trafford football ground it is frequently used on match-days by fans using the East Didsbury – Rochdale service.[1]

Services

Altrincham Line trams run every 6 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sunday daytime, and every 15 minutes Sunday evenings. Northbound, trams head towards Manchester and Bury, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running alternately every 12 minutes to Manchester Piccadilly or Bury, while evenings and Sunday services only reach to Piccadilly, a change needed at Piccadilly Gardens for Bury.

It is also on the South Manchester Line with trams to Rochdale railway station via Victoria and Oldham Mumps, and to East Didsbury, every 12 minutes Monday-Saturdays and Sunday daytime, every 15 minutes Sunday early mornings and evenings.

The initial phase of the Manchester Airport service opened on 3 November 2014, with trams running every 12 minutes to Cornbrook and the Airport station during weekdays and Sunday daytimes, again dropping down to every 15 minutes during the Sunday early morning and late evenings.[2]

Service Pattern

Connecting bus routes

It is served nearby by First Greater Manchester service 53 to Pendleton via Salford Quays and to Cheetham Hill via the universities, Rusholme, Gorton and Harpurhey.

Stagecoach Manchester/Arriva North West service 84 to Reddish via Chorlton, West Didsbury and East Didsbury, Stagecoach service 250 to Trafford Centre, Stagecoach service 255 to Partington via Stretford and Urmston, Stagecoach/JPT service 256 to Flixton via Stretford, Arriva service 263 to Altrincham via Stretford and Sale, Stagecoach/Go Goodwins service 291 to Trafford Park. All these services run to Piccadilly Gardens.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Metrolink - Walking route to Old Trafford" (PDF). Metrolink. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Trafford Bar". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Bus Time Leaflet Library". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

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Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport - Cornbrook Line
Terminus
towards East Didsbury
East Didsbury – Rochdale Town Centre Line
towards Altrincham
Altrincham – Bury Line
towards Bury
Altrincham – Piccadilly Line
towards Piccadilly
  Under Construction  
towards Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport Line
towards Manchester Victoria
Disused railways
Cornbrook
1856–65
Line and station closed		   Manchester, South Junction
and Altrincham Railway		   Warwick Road for Old Trafford
Line and station open
Deansgate
1849–56, 1865–1991
Line closed, station open