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.

Trafford Bar
Metrolink
Trafford Bar tram stop in January 2017
Trafford Bar Location of Trafford Bar in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Old Trafford
Local authority	Trafford
Coordinates	53.4619°N 2.277°W
Grid reference	SJ816961
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	2
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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History

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 Picadilly
• 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, 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. 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.

External links

• Trafford Bar Stop Information
• Trafford Bar area map