Timperley tram stop

Timperley
Metrolink station
Timperley tram stop in 2010, looking towards Altrincham
General information
Location	Timperley, Trafford England
Coordinates	53.40432°N 2.33835°W / 53.40432; -2.33835
Grid reference	SJ776898
Line(s)	Altrincham Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	20 July 1849
Original company	MSJAR
Pre-grouping	MSJAR
Post-grouping	MSJAR London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
24 December 1991	Closed as a rail station
15 June 1992	Conversion to Metrolink operation
Route map to St Peter's Square 0:21 Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) Bridgewater Canal 0:19 Cornbrook to Pomona   CLC Liverpool–Manchester line 0:16 Trafford Bar to Firswood   0:14 Old Trafford 0:12 Stretford River Mersey  M60  0:09 Dane Road 0:07 Sale 0:06 Brooklands 0:04 Timperley 0:02 Navigation Road 0:00 Altrincham
Location

Timperley is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. In western Timperley about a mile west of the village centre, it opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The station was opened on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR). It closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991 to permit conversion of the line and reopened as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992.

The canopy on the Manchester platform was demolished in 2009. The former booking office was used as a taxi office for several years up to 2003 and in 2010 was converted to a coffee shop.

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  Junction Diagram of the area
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  Timperley station in 1988, prior to conversion to Metrolink
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  The station in 1993, soon after conversion to Metrolink

Services

Timperley is on the Altrincham Line with trams towards Altrincham stopping every 6 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday, every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sundays. Trams also head towards Piccadilly and Bury, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes each to Piccadilly or Bury, while evening and Sunday journeys run to Piccadilly only.

Service pattern

• 10 trams per hour to Altrincham (5 offpeak)
• 5 trams per hour to Bury (peak only)
• 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly

Ticket zone

As of January 2019, Timperley is located in Metrolink ticket zone 4.

Connecting bus routes

Timperley station is not directly served by any bus service, although the 20 stops further down Park Road and runs to Altrincham and to Timperley Grange. The service is run by Manchester Community Transport during the day Monday-Saturdays and by M Travel during evenings and on Sundays.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 88-91. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

External links

• Timperley Stop Information
• Timperley area map

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Navigation Road towards Altrincham		Altrincham–Bury (peak only)		Brooklands towards Bury
		Altrincham–Piccadilly		Brooklands towards Piccadilly
Historical railways
Altrincham (first station) Line open, station closed		Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway		Brooklands Line and station open
Disused railways
Broadheath (Altrincham) Line and station closed		LNWR Warrington & Stockport Railway		Brooklands Line and station open