Trafford Park railway station

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General information
Location	Trafford
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	TRA
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
4 January 1904 (1904-01-04)	Opened as Trafford Park
?	Renamed Trafford Park and Stretford
6 May 1974	Renamed Trafford Park

Trafford Park railway station is in Trafford Park, to the north of Stretford in the Trafford Metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester in the northwest of England. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by Northern.

History

The station was opened on 4 January 1904 by the Cheshire Lines Committee. Originally named Trafford Park, it was later renamed Trafford Park and Stretford but reverted to Trafford Park on 6 May 1974.

Facilities

Station building

The station building, at street level, is now used as an office by a taxi company. The platforms are elevated and reached by steps. The station is unstaffed.

Services

Services run every two hours in each direction, towards Humphrey Park and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Deansgate and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Extra half-hourly services call at this station during the peak-hours, however there is no Sunday service.

Oxford Road can be reached in 7 minutes and Liverpool Lime Street in 56 minutes.

External links

• Train times and station information for Trafford Park railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Humphrey Park		Northern Manchester to Liverpool Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Deansgate