Altrincham station

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Altrincham
Wrought iron work at Altrincham station
Location
Place	Altrincham
Local authority	Trafford
Operations
Station code	ALT
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	4 (2 for National Rail, 2 for Manchester Metrolink)
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2005/06 *	0.210 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Greater Manchester
Zone	G
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Altrincham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Altrincham station serves the town of Altrincham in Greater Manchester and is located on Stamford New Road. The station also serves as the terminus of the Metrolink from Manchester city centre.

The station has 4 platforms - 2 through platforms (3 and 4) for the Northern Rail Mid-Cheshire Line sevices to Manchester Piccadilly and Chester and two bay platforms (1 and 2) for the Metrolink services, although only one of these is regularly used.

For information on services and types of trains used please see Mid-Cheshire Line

[edit] History

The station opened on 3 April 1881 as Altrincham & Bowdon by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) to replace Altrincham station on Stockport Road and Bowdon on Lloyd Street/Railway Street which both closed. Platforms 1 and 2 were used by the MSJAR and platforms 3 and 4 by the Cheshire Lines Committee trains.

From 1971 the station has been called Altrincham. In 1975 a new booking office was opened on platform 4 to serve the car park on the site of the former goods yard. Also in 1975 work, including the demolition of the glass covered canopy over the station entrance, began to convert the former station forecourt on Stamford New Road into a bus station which opened in November 1976. Thereafter the combined bus/rail station was referred to as Altrincham Interchange.

British Rail electric trains between Manchester and Altrincham ceased serving the station on 24 December 1991. The former electric train platforms (1 and 2) reopened for use by Metrolink on 15 June 1992.

A new roof for platform 1 costing £180,000 was installed in 2006. This platform had been uncovered since glazed panels were removed in 2003 due to safety concerns. The new roof is made of coated steel with clear panels to let in the light.^[1]

The station clock tower on Stamford New Road is a Grade II listed building.

[edit] Services

[edit] References

• Frank Dixon   The Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway   The Oakwood Press (1994) ISBN 0-85361-454-7

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Altrincham station from National Rail
• Mid-Cheshire Community Rail Partnership

Coordinates: 53°23′15″N, 2°20′50″W

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