Timperley is a

tram stop A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...

on the

Altrincham Line The Altrincham Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink running from Manchester to Altrincham in Greater Manchester. Originally a railway line, it was, along with the Bury Line, converted into a tramway during 1991–92, as part of the fir ...

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 ...

's light-rail Metrolink system. In western

Timperley Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. The population at the 2011 census was 11,061. History The name Ti ...

about a mile west of the village centre, it opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

History

The station was opened on 20 July 1849 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 ...

(MSJAR). It closed as a

British Rail British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...

station on 24 December 1991 to permit conversion of the line and reopened as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992. The canopy on the Manchester platform was demolished in 2009. The former booking office was used as a taxi office for several years up to 2003 and in 2010 was converted to a coffee shop. File:Altrincham, Broadheath & Timperley Apethorne, Bredbury, Brinnington, Godley, Marple & Woodley RJD 73.jpg, Junction Diagram of the area File:Timperley railway station in 1988.jpg, Timperley station in 1988, prior to conversion to Metrolink File:Timperley metrolink station 1993.jpg, The station in 1993, soon after conversion to Metrolink

Services

Timperley 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 Piccadilly 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.

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 zone

As of January 2019, Timperley is located in Metrolink ticket zone 4.

Connecting bus routes

Timperley station is not directly served by any bus service, although the 20 stops further down Park Road and runs to Altrincham and to Timperley Grange. The service is run by

Manchester Community Transport Manchester Community Transport was a bus operator in Greater Manchester, based in Oldham. History Manchester Community Transport was established as Wythenshawe Mobile in 1980, under the Urban Aid Funding scheme. In 2005 it was rebranded Manchest ...

during the day Monday-Saturdays and by M Travel during evenings and on Sundays.

References

External links

Timperley Stop InformationTimperley area 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 1849 establishments in England