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
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. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion, before which it was a mainline railway station.
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
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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.
Image:Old Trafford station from the road - geograph.org.uk - 824733.jpg, Trafford Bar in 1983, displaying its then Old Trafford name and British Rail branding
Image:Trafford Bar Metrolink station.jpg, 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 Piccadilly
*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
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via
Salford Quays and to
Cheetham Hill
Cheetham is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England, which in 2011 had a population of 22,562. It lies on the west bank of the River Irk, north of Manchester city centre,
close to the boundary with Salford, bounded by Brou ...
via the universities,
Rusholme,
Gorton and
Harpurhey.
Stagecoach service 250 to
Trafford Centre,
Stagecoach service 255 to Partington via
Stretford
Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, south of Manchester city centre, south of Salford and north-east of Altrincham. Str ...
and
Urmston,
Stagecoach service 256 to Flixton via Stretford,
Arriva service 263 to
Altrincham Interchange
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 ...
via Stretford and
Sale.
All these services run to
Piccadilly Gardens
Piccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester city centre, England, on the edge of the Northern Quarter.
It takes its name from the adjacent street, Piccadilly, which runs across the city centre from Market Street to London Road. The ga ...
.
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References
Further reading
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External links
Trafford Bar Stop InformationTrafford Bar 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 East Didsbury to Rochdale line
Tram stops on the Altrincham to Piccadilly line
1849 establishments in England