Brooklands tram stop

Brooklands is a tram stop and Park and ride site on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system in the Brooklands area of Sale. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

Brooklands
Metrolink
Brooklands Metrolink station in 2010
Brooklands
Location of Brooklands in Greater Manchester
Location
PlaceBrooklands
Local authorityTrafford
Coordinates53.4171°N 2.3261°W / 53.4171; -2.3261
Grid referenceSJ783911
Platforms2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone3/4
Present statusIn operation
Operations
Original operatorMSJAR
Pre-grouping companyMSJAR
Post-grouping companyMSJAR
London Midland Region of British Railways
History
Opened1 December 1859
Closed as rail station24 December 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation15 June 1992

History
See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The station was originally opened on 1 December 1859 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) after Samuel Brooks, a Manchester banker, built an estate of large houses along Brooklands Road. It closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991 before reopening as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992.

Brooklands Station is a Grade II listed building.

  • Brooklands railway station in 1962.
  • Brooklands station in 1988, prior to conversion to Metrolink.

Services

Brooklands is on the Altrincham Line with trams towards Altrincham stopping every 6 minutes during the day, Monday to Saturday, every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sundays. Trams also head towards Manchester and Bury, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes each to Piccadilly or Bury, while evening and Sunday journeys run to Piccadilly only.[1]

Service pattern
  • 10 trams per hour to Altrincham (5 offpeak)
  • 5 trams per hour to Bury (peak only)
  • 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly

Ticket zones

As of January 2019, Brooklands is located in Metrolink ticket zones 3 and 4.[2]

Connecting bus routes

Brooklands is served hourly by Diamond Bus route 281, which runs from Altrincham to Sale, via Broadheath, Timperley, and Brooklands Road.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Metrolink - Tram Times - Brooklands". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. "Metrolink ticket zones map". TfGM. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. "Bus 281" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 92-94. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Altrincham
Altrincham – Bury Line
towards Bury
Altrincham – Piccadilly Line
towards Piccadilly


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