Altrincham railway station served the town of

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

(historically in

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

), now

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...

, England between 1849 and 1881. The station was built by the

Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR) was a suburban railway which operated an route between Altrincham in Cheshire and Manchester London Road railway station (now Piccadilly) in Manchester. The MSJ&AR line operat ...

(MSJ&AR) and opened on 20 July 1849. This first Altrincham station was located just south of Stockport Road level crossing and its junction with Stamford Street. The station consisted of two platforms and a station building. It served the locality until 3 April 1881 when both it and

Bowdon railway station Bowdon railway station served the district of Bowdon, Cheshire (now Greater Manchester), between 1849 and 1881. The station was built by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR), and opened on 22 September 1849, the s ...

were closed, being replaced by the new large facility named Altrincham and Bowdon (now

Altrincham railway station Altrincham Interchange is a transport hub in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of a bus station on Stamford New Road, a Northern Trains-operated heavy rail station on the Mid-Cheshire Line, and a light rail stop which forms ...

), situated between the two former stations. There are no remains of this station today.

References

* Disused railway stations in Trafford Former Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1881 Altrincham 1849 establishments in England {{DEFAULTSORT:Altrincham railway station (MSJandAR)