Trafford Bar tram stop

Trafford Bar is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's light rail system, Metrolink, at the junction of Talbot Road and Seymour Grove in Old Trafford. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion, before which it was a mainline railway station.

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

Trafford Bar
Metrolink station
Trafford Bar tram stop in January 2017
LocationOld Trafford, Trafford
England
Coordinates53.4619°N 2.277°W / 53.4619; -2.277
Grid referenceSJ816961
Line(s)Altrincham Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2
History
Opened20 July 1849
Previous namesOld Trafford
Original companyMSJAR
Pre-groupingMSJAR
Post-groupingMSJAR
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
24 December 1991Closed as a rail station
15 June 1992Conversion to Metrolink operation
1992Renamed
Location
Trafford Bar
Location within Manchester_Metrolink

History
See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

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]

  • Trafford Bar in 1983, displaying its then Old Trafford name and British Rail branding
  • Trafford Bar Metrolink station in 2009, prior to refurbishment

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 Manchester Airport
  • 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
  • 5 trams per hour to Rochdale Town Centre
  • 5 trams per hour to Shaw and Crompton
  • 5 trams per hour to Victoria

Offpeak (all other times during operational hours):

  • 5 trams per hour to Altrincham
  • 5 trams per hour to East Didsbury
  • 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
  • 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
  • 5 trams per hour to Rochdale Town Centre
  • 5 trams per hour to Victoria

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.[2][3]

References
  1. "Metrolink – Walking route to Old Trafford" (PDF). Metrolink. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. "Bus Time Leaflet Library". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

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