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

Template:Infobox Manchester Metrolink station Trafford Bar 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. Prior to this it was a railway station.

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink
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]

Service pattern

  • 15 trams per hour to Deansgate-Castlefield with some double trams
  • 20 trams per hour to Cornbrook with some double trams
  • 5 trams per hour to East Didsbury with double trams in the peak
  • 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport with single trams
  • 10 trams per hour to Altrincham with some double trams

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.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Metrolink - Walking route to Old Trafford" (PDF). Metrolink. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Bus Time Leaflet Library". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
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Monday to Saturday peak only
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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 		   
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