Stretford tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Stretford
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.446°N -2.3038°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Line:Altrincham Line
Status:In operation
Zone:2/3
Opened:20 July 1849
Former:Edge Lane
Original:MSJAR
Postgroup:MSJAR
London Midland Region of British Railways
Pregroup:MSJAR
Platforms:2
Years1:24 December 1991
Events1:Closed as a rail station
Years2:15 June 1992
Events2:Conversion to Metrolink operation
Years3:September 1849
Events3:Renamed
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

Stretford is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It is located in Stretford, on the corner of Chester Road and Edge Lane. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

The stop was formerly Stretford railway station, a regional rail station which was opened by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) as Edge Lane railway station on 20 July 1849, was renamed to Stretford in September 1849, and closed on 24 December 1991 for conversion from heavy rail to light rail.

Facilities

There is a large car park for the tram stop on the Manchester-bound platform. Each platform has ticket machines, a waiting shelter and a dot-matrix indicator on each platform. There is step-free access for both platforms from Edge Lane and both platforms have a touch-in/out point. There is a bike rack at the station. There is a road bridge over the tracks. This is the only route from one platform to the other.

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink. The station originally opened as Edge Lane on 20 July 1849 by the MSJAR (not to be confused with Edge Lane tram stop), and was renamed Stretford in September 1849. The station operated as a four-platform station from circa 1900 until 1963. Stretford closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991 for conversion to Metrolink, and reopened for Metrolink services on 15 June 1992.

Services

Services run every 12 minutes on all routes. Some routes (as indicated) only operate during peak times.

Connecting bus routes

The station is served by:

There are also several services which stop at nearby Stretford Mall, which can connect onto the Metrolink at Stretford.

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps . Transport for Greater Manchester . 13 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050148/http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/Network-maps.aspx . 2 November 2012 . dmy-all.