Manchester United Football Ground railway station

Manchester United Football Ground
The station, next to Old Trafford football stadium, photo taken in July 2009
General information
Location	Old Trafford, Trafford, Greater Manchester England
Coordinates	53°27′44″N2°17′29″W / 53.4621°N 2.2914°W / 53.4621; -2.2914
Grid reference	SJ806961
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Services suspended
Station code	MUF
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
21 August 1935	Opened
10 December 2017	Last trains [1]

The entrance to Manchester United Football Ground railway station, adjacent to the South Stand at Old Trafford in May 2014

Manchester United Football Ground railway station, often known as the Old Trafford Halt or Manchester United FC Halt, ^[2] is sited adjacent to Old Trafford football stadium in the area of Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the southern Liverpool-Manchester line between Deansgate and Trafford Park. Services to the station are currently suspended.

History

The station was constructed by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened on 21 August 1935. It was provided with one timber-built platform and was served, on match days only, by a shuttle service of steam-hauled trains from Manchester Central railway station.

It was named United Football Ground initially, but was renamed Old Trafford Football Ground on 29 January 1936. ^[3] The date of change to the current name is not known.

Service

The station has been used only on match days; it is sited directly adjacent to the Old Trafford football stadium and passengers leave the station by the stadium's South Stand. It is one of very few National Rail stations in Great Britain not to be included in the ORR station usage stats. ^[4]

However, since 2018, these match day services have not operated at the request of the club due to health and safety concerns. ^[5]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Terminus		Northern Trains Manchester United Football Ground - Manchester Piccadilly (Match days only) (Service suspended)		Deansgate

References

Citations

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 304
2. "Manchester Utd Football Gd (MUF) Station Plan". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
3. Butt 1995 , pp. 237, 178, 154
4. "Estimates of Station Usage 2017-18 Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Office of Rail and Road. ORR. 22 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
5. Northern [@northernassist] (10 April 2019). "It was seen as a health and safety risk to the club. ^VR" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2019– via Twitter.

Bibliography

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Train times and station information for Manchester United Football Ground railway station from National Rail
• Northern Rail Network Map (with MUF on)