Altrincham Interchange

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Altrincham
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Altrincham Interchange building, opened 2015
General information
Location Altrincham, Trafford
England
Coordinates 53°23′15″N2°20′50″W / 53.3875°N 2.3472°W / 53.3875; -2.3472
Grid reference SJ770879
Managed by Northern Trains
Transit authority Transport for Greater Manchester
Platforms4 (2 National Rail, 2 Metrolink)
Other information
Station codeALT
Fare zoneG
Classification DfT category C2
Key dates
20 July 1849Original MSJA railway station opens
3 April 1881MSJA station replaced on current site
6 May 1974Name changed from Altrincham and Bowdon to Altrincham
15 June 1992 Metrolink service starts
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.397 million
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Deansgate-Castlefield
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Bridgewater Canal
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Cornbrook
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Trafford Bar
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Old Trafford
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Stretford
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Dane Road
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Sale BSicon BICYCLE.svg
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Brooklands
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Timperley
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Location Altrincham Interchange

There is a frequent Metrolink service to Manchester and Bury, with a tram every six minutes to Manchester for most of the day (alternate trams running to Bury, avoiding Piccadilly). Monday-Saturday evening and Sunday journeys run every 12 minutes to Piccadilly, with journeys to Bury requiring a change of trams at Piccadilly Gardens. [12]

Altrincham is in Metrolink fare zone 4. [13]

Service pattern

Preceding station Manchester metrolink logo.PNG Manchester Metrolink Following station
TerminusAltrincham–Bury Navigation Road
towards Bury
Altrincham–Piccadilly Navigation Road
towards Piccadilly
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Hale   Northern Trains
Mid-Cheshire Line
  Navigation Road
Historical railways
Hale
Line and station open
  Cheshire Lines Committee
Mid-Cheshire Line
  Sale
Line and station open
Disused railways
Baguley   Cheshire Lines Committee
Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway
 Terminus

Bus services

The former station forecourt now serves as a Transport for Greater Manchester bus station, providing interchange with local bus services to locations within Trafford. Buses also operate to Stockport, Wythenshawe, Macclesfield, The Trafford Centre, Sale, Hale, Timperley, East Didsbury, Manchester Airport, Bowdon and Warrington. The main bus operator is Arriva North West but other significant operators include Stagecoach Manchester, Warrington's Own Buses, Warrington Coachways and Vale Travel. [14]

There is also a taxi rank. [15]

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