Sale is a tram stop on the

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of the Metrolink light-rail system in

Sale, Greater Manchester Sale is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, in the historic county of Cheshire on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Stretford, northeast of Altrincham, and southwest of Manchester. In 2011, it had a population of 134 ...

, England. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion. Prior to this, it was a railway station on the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) line. It was built by John Brogden, who was a local builder in the Sale area.

History

The station originally opened as Sale on 20 July 1849 by the MSJAR. Renamed as Sale Moor in 1856, as Sale & Ashton on Mersey in 1883 and as Sale in 1931. It closed as a

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station on 24 December 1991 and reopened as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992. Sale tram stop briefly appears during the opening titles of ''

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'', which was released in 2002.

Services

Sale is on the Altrincham Line, with trams towards Altrincham stopping every 6 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sundays. Trams also head towards Manchester and

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, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes each to

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or Bury, while evening and Sunday journeys run to Etihad Campus only, with journeys to

requiring a change of trams at

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Service pattern

*10 trams per hour to Altrincham (5 off-peak) *5 trams per hour to Bury (peak only) *5 trams per hour to Piccadilly

Ticket zones

As of January 2019, Sale is located in Metrolink ticket zone 3.

Connecting bus routes

Sale tram stop is well served by bus services, due to the close proximity to the town centre, with several services stopping outside and some stopping around the town centre. Services that stop outside the station: * Arriva North West service 19 to Altrincham via

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* Go North West CrossCity 41 to Middleton via Northenden and Fallowfield, Manchester city centre,

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and North Manchester General Hospital. * Diamond Bus North West services 18, 262, 281 and X5.

References

External links

Sale Stop InformationSale area mapSale Tram Stop Map
{{Greater Manchester Metrolink stations Tram stops in Trafford Former Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway stations Tram stops on the Altrincham to Bury line Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1991 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992 Tram stops on the Altrincham to Piccadilly line Sale, Greater Manchester 1849 establishments in England