Trafford Bar tram stop

"Old Trafford railway station" redirects here. For the station known since 1992 as Old Trafford, see Old Trafford tram stop.

Trafford Bar
Metrolink station
General information
Location	Old Trafford, Trafford England
Coordinates	53.46169°N 2.27740°W / 53.46169; -2.27740
Grid reference	SJ816961
Line(s)	Altrincham Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	2
History
Original company	Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway
Pre-grouping	Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway
Post-grouping	Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
20 July 1849	Opened as Old Trafford
24 December 1991	Closed for conversion
15 June 1992	Reopened and renamed Trafford Bar
Route map to St Peter's Square 0:21 Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) Bridgewater Canal 0:18 Cornbrook to Pomona CLC Liverpool–Manchester line 0:15 Trafford Bar to Firswood 0:13 Old Trafford 0:11 Stretford River Mersey  M60  0:08 Dane Road 0:07 Sale 0:06 Brooklands 0:04 Timperley 0:02 Navigation Road 0:00 Altrincham
Location

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. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion, before which it was a mainline railway station.

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The former mainline 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 station on 24 December 1991.

For the Metrolink conversion, to avoid confusion for passengers travelling to Old Trafford Football Ground and Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Warwick Road station, which was closer to the two grounds, was renamed "Old Trafford", and Old Trafford station was renamed to "Trafford Bar" when they reopened as Metrolink stations 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, though stops are also used at Old Trafford and Wharfside.

• 
  Trafford Bar in 1983, displaying its then Old Trafford name and British Rail branding
• 
  Trafford Bar Metrolink station in 2009, prior to refurbishment

Services

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

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Firswood towards East Didsbury		East Didsbury–Rochdale		Cornbrook towards Rochdale Town Centre
		East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only)		Cornbrook towards Shaw and Crompton
Firswood towards Manchester Airport		Manchester Airport–Victoria		Cornbrook towards Victoria
Old Trafford towards Altrincham		Altrincham–Bury (peak only)		Cornbrook towards Bury
		Altrincham–Piccadilly		Cornbrook towards Piccadilly
		Altrincham–Etihad Campus (evenings and Sundays only)		Cornbrook towards Etihad Campus

Connecting bus routes

It is served nearby by Go North West service 53 to Pendleton via Salford Quays and to Cheetham Hill via the universities, Rusholme, Gorton and Harpurhey.

Stagecoach service 250 to Trafford Centre, Stagecoach service 255 to Partington via Stretford and Urmston, Stagecoach service 256 to Flixton via Stretford, Arriva service 263 to Altrincham Interchange via Stretford and Sale. All these services run to Piccadilly Gardens.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 102-104. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

External links

• Trafford Bar Stop Information
• Trafford Bar area map