Sale tram stop

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Sale is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of the Metrolink light-rail system in Sale, Greater Manchester, England. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion. Prior to this it was a railway station.

History

The station originally opened as Sale on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR). Renamed as Sale Moor in 1856, as Sale & Ashton on Mersey in 1883 and as Sale in 1931. Closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991. Reopened as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992.

Sale Station appears during the opening titles of Pro Evolution Soccer 2.^[1]

Services

Sale is on the Altrincham Line with trams towards Altrincham stopping every 6 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sundays. Trams also head towards Manchester and Bury, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes each to Etihad Campus or Bury, while evening and Sundays journeys run to Etihad Campus only with journeys to Bury requiring a change of trams at Piccadilly Gardens.^[2]

Service pattern

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

Connecting bus routes

Sale station is well served by bus services, due to the close proximity to the town centre, with several services stopping outside the station and some services stopping around the town centre.^[3]

Services that stop outside the station:

Arriva North West service 18 to Manchester Airport via Wythenshawe
Arriva service 18 to Trafford Centre via Stretford
Arriva/Stagecoach Manchester service 19 to Manchester Airport via Wythenshawe
Arriva/Stagecoach service 19 to Altrincham via Ashton-upon-Mersey
First Greater Manchester service 41 to Manchester Piccadilly via Northenden and Fallowfield
First service 41 to Altrincham (Evenings only)
Magic Bus service 143 to Manchester Piccadilly via Northenden and Fallowfield (To be withdrawn)
Magic Bus service 143 to Broadheath/Trafford College (Peak times only - To be withdrawn)
Go Goodwins service 260 to Partington
Go Goodwins service 260 to Sale Moor
Go Goodwins services 267 to Altrincham via Timperley
Go Goodwins/Manchester Community Transport service 268 to Wythenshawe
Go Goodwins/Manchester Community Transport service 268 to Manchester Albert Square via Stretford and Hulme
Stagecoach service X5 to Stockport via Sharston
Stagecoach service X5 to Trafford Centre via Stretford

References

^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtBqQBL5go at 0:14
^ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Sale". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^ "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink	Following station
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	Disused railways
Altrincham Line and station open		Cheshire Lines Committee Mid-Cheshire Line	Manchester Central 1880–1969 Line and station closed
Altrincham Line and station open		BR (London Midland Region) Mid-Cheshire Line	Manchester Oxford Road 1969–89 Line closed, station open

[1] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtBqQBL5go at 0:14

[2] "Metrolink - Tram Times - Sale". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

[3] "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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