Brooklands 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, ...

and

park and ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ( ...

site 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 area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...

's light-rail Metrolink system in the

Brooklands Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit as well as one of Britain's first airfie ...

area of Sale. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

History

The station was originally opened on 1 December 1859 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) 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. In January 1999, Brooklands Station became a Grade II listed building. File:Brooklands railway station 1922950 c57bd8f5.jpg, Brooklands railway station in 1962. File:Brooklands railway station in 1988.jpg, Brooklands station in 1988, prior to conversion to Metrolink.

Services

Brooklands is on the Altrincham Line, with trams towards

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 ...

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

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, 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 off-peak) *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.

Connecting bus routes

Brooklands is served hourly by Diamond Bus route 281, which runs from Altrincham to Sale, via Broadheath,

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 ...

, and Brooklands Road.

References

External links

Brooklands Stop InformationBrooklands area map
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 1859 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 1859 establishments in England {{UK-tram-stub