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
Manchester Metrolink tram stop
General information
Location	Old Trafford, Trafford England
Coordinates	53.46169°N 2.27740°W / 53.46169; -2.27740
Grid reference	SJ816961
Operated by	KeolisAmey Metrolink
Line(s)	Altrincham Line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In service
Station code	TRA
Fare zone	2
Website	Trafford Bar tram stop
History
Opened	15 June 1992 (1992-06-15) (Metrolink)
Pre-grouping	Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway
Post-grouping	British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
20 July 1849	Opened as Old Trafford
25 December 1991	Closed for Metrolink conversion
15 June 1992	Reopened as Trafford Bar
Passengers
2019/20	1.782 million
2020/21	0.298 million
2021/22	0.823 million
2022/23	1.059 million
2023/24	1.191 million
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 Manchester Metrolink tram stop in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, at the road junction of Talbot Road and Seymour Grove. It is on the Altrincham Line and in fare Zone 2. This stop is near to White City Retail Park, and Old Trafford Cricket Ground (although Old Trafford is the nearest tram stop). This station was opened to Metrolink on 15 June 1992, after previously being a railway station.

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The station in 1983 (pre-Metrolink), displaying the Old Trafford name and British Rail branding.

The original mainline station was opened as Old Trafford on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR).

For conversion to Metrolink, the station and the line through to Altrincham closed after the last trains on 24 December 1991. To avoid confusion for passengers travelling to Old Trafford Football Ground and Old Trafford Cricket Ground, for the Metrolink, Warwick Road station (which was closer to the two grounds) was renamed "Old Trafford", and Old Trafford station was renamed to "Trafford Bar". They both reopened as Metrolink tram stops on 15 June 1992.

Though Trafford Bar is not the closest tram stop to the two grounds, it is frequently used during events or match-days by fans, as this station is connected to more line and is easier to reach than Old Trafford and Wharfside, the nearest stops. Since the opening of the lines to East Didsbury and Manchester Airport, Trafford Bar has been used more at times like these.

Layout

The station in 2009 (Metrolink) prior to refurbishment.

Trafford Bar tram stop today has steps and step-free access ramps down to both platforms. This station also provides interchange with the Altrincham and South Manchester lines, however, there is no track level crossing at the stop, meaning switching platforms requires passengers to exit the station and walk around, so it is recommended by the Metrolink to use Cornbrook instead.

Two dot matrix passenger information displays stand serving one platform each, and show estimated arrival times for trams in minutes up to 30 minutes prior (up to three at a time) and number of carriages.

Services

Every route across the Manchester Metrolink network operates to a 12-minute headway (5 tph) Monday–Saturday, and to a 15-minute headway (4 tph) on Sundays and bank holidays. Sections served by a second "peak only" route will have a combined headway of 6 minutes during peak times, though headways don't combine for separate routes.

Trafford Bar is located in Zone 2, and the stop itself has two platforms which aren't named. Services that depart from the inbound platform (northernmost) are shown under "Following station" in the table below. Outbound platform (southernmost) departures are under "Preceding station".

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 tram stop - Live departures
• Trafford Bar tram stop - Area map