Trafford Bar tram stop

Trafford Bar is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, at the road junction of Talbot Road and Seymour Grove. It is on the Altrincham Line and in fare Zone 2. This stop is near to White City Retail Park, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, and Old Trafford Football Ground (although Old Trafford is the nearest tram stop to both stadiums). This station was opened to Metrolink on 15 June 1992, after previously being a railway station.

1. History

The original mainline station was opened as Old Trafford on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR). For conversion to Metrolink, the station and the line through to Altrincham closed after the last trains on 24 December 1991. To avoid confusion for passengers travelling to Old Trafford Football Ground and Old Trafford Cricket Ground, for the Metrolink, Warwick Road station (which was closer to the two grounds) was renamed "Old Trafford", and Old Trafford station was renamed to "Trafford Bar". They both reopened as Metrolink tram stops on 15 June 1992. Though Trafford Bar is not the closest tram stop to the two grounds, it is frequently used during events or match-days by fans, as this station is connected to more line and is easier to reach than Old Trafford and Wharfside, the nearest stops. Since the opening of the lines to East Didsbury and Manchester Airport, Trafford Bar has been used more at times like these.

1. Layout

Trafford Bar tram stop today has steps and step-free access ramps down to both platforms. This station also provides interchange with the Altrincham and South Manchester lines, however, there is no track level crossing at the stop, meaning switching platforms requires passengers to exit the station and walk around, so it is recommended by the Metrolink to use Cornbrook instead. Two dot matrix passenger information displays stand serving one platform each, and show estimated arrival times for trams in minutes up to 30 minutes prior (up to three at a time) and number of carriages.

1. Services

Every route across the Manchester Metrolink network operates to a 12-minute headway (5 tph) Monday–Saturday, and to a 15-minute headway (4 tph) on Sundays and bank holidays. Sections served by a second "peak only" route will have a combined headway of 6 minutes during peak times, though headways don't combine for separate routes. Trafford Bar is located in Zone 2, and the stop itself has two platforms which aren't named. Services that depart from the inbound platform (northernmost) are shown under "Following station" in the table below. Outbound platform (southernmost) departures are under "Preceding station".

1. Connecting bus routes

It is served nearby by Go North West service 53 to Pendleton via Salford Quays and to Cheetham Hill via the universities, Rusholme, Gorton and Harpurhey. Stagecoach service 250 to Trafford Centre, Stagecoach service 255 to Partington via Stretford and Urmston, Stagecoach service 256 to Flixton via Stretford, Arriva service 263 to Altrincham Interchange via Stretford and Sale. All these services run to Piccadilly Gardens.

1. References


1. Further reading

Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 102-104. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

1. External links

Trafford Bar tram stop - Live departures Trafford Bar tram stop - Area map

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