Trafford Bar tram stop

Trafford Bar
Metrolink
Trafford Bar tram stop in 2012
Trafford Bar Location of Trafford Bar in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Old Trafford
Local authority	Trafford
Coordinates	53°27′43″N 2°16′37″W / 53.4619°N 2.277°WCoordinates: 53°27′43″N 2°16′37″W / 53.4619°N 2.277°W
Grid reference	SJ816961
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	E
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	MSJAR
Pre-grouping company	MSJAR
Post-grouping company	MSJAR London Midland Region of British Railways
History
Opened	20 July 1849
Closed as rail station	24 December 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation	15 June 1992
Former name	Old Trafford
Renamed	1992
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Trafford Bar is a tram stop on the Airport, Altrincham and South Manchester Lines of Greater Manchester's light rail system, Metrolink. 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

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

At peak times (07:15 – 19:30 Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 18:30 Saturday):

• 10 trams per hour to Altrincham
• 10 trams per hour to East Didsbury
• 5 trams per hour to Bury
• 5 trams per hour to Cornbrook
• 5 trams per hour to Deansgate-Castlefield
• 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
• 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
• 5 trams per hour to Shaw and Crompton

Offpeak (all other times during operational hours):

• 5 trams per hour to Altrincham
• 5 trams per hour to Cornbrook
• 5 trams per hour to East Didsbury
• 5 trams per hour to Victoria
• 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
• 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly

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.

External links

• Trafford Bar Stop Information
• Trafford Bar area map
• More photos of this station