Timperley tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Timperley
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.4043°N -2.3384°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Line:Altrincham Line
Status:In operation
Zone:4
Opened:20 July 1849
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
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

Timperley is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. In western Timperley about a mile west of the village centre, it opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink. The station was opened on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR). It closed as a British Rail 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.

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.[1]

Service pattern

Ticket zone

As of January 2019, Timperley is located in Metrolink ticket zone 4.[2]

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 during the day Monday-Saturdays and by M Travel during evenings and on Sundays.[3]

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metrolink - Tram Times - Timperley. Metrolink. 13 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Metrolink ticket zones map . TfGM . 5 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Network Maps . Transport for Greater Manchester . 10 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050148/http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/Network-maps.aspx . 2 November 2012 . dmy-all.