Stretford is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system. It is located in Stretford, on the corner of Chester Road and Edge Lane. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

Stretford
Metrolink station
Stretford tram stop in January 2017.
General information
LocationStretford, Trafford
England
Coordinates53°26′46″N 2°18′14″W / 53.44600°N 2.30384°W / 53.44600; -2.30384
Grid referenceSJ799944
Line(s)Altrincham Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2/3
History
Opened20 July 1849
Previous namesEdge Lane
Original companyMSJAR
Pre-groupingMSJAR
Post-groupingMSJAR
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
24 December 1991Closed as a rail station
15 June 1992Conversion to Metrolink operation
September 1849Renamed
Location
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The stop was formerly Stretford railway station, a regional rail station which was opened by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) as Edge Lane railway station on 20 July 1849, was renamed to Stretford in September 1849, and closed on 24 December 1991 for conversion from heavy rail to light rail.

Facilities

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There is a large car park for the tram stop on the Manchester-bound platform. Each platform has ticket machines, a waiting shelter and a dot-matrix indicator on each platform. There is step-free access for both platforms from Edge Lane and both platforms have a touch-in/out point. There is a bike rack at the station. There is a road bridge over the tracks. This is the only route from one platform to the other.

History

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Stretford station in 1988

The station originally opened as Edge Lane on 20 July 1849 by the MSJAR (not to be confused with Edge Lane tram stop), and was renamed Stretford in September 1849. The station operated as a four-platform station from circa 1900 until 1963. Stretford closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991 for conversion to Metrolink, and reopened for Metrolink services on 15 June 1992.

 
Stretford tram stop in 2007 prior to refurbishment

Services

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

Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink Following station
Dane Road
towards Altrincham
Altrincham–Bury (peak only) Old Trafford
towards Bury
Altrincham–Piccadilly Old Trafford
towards Piccadilly

Connecting bus routes

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The station is served by:

There are also several services which stop at nearby Stretford Mall, which can connect onto the Metrolink at Stretford.

References

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  1. ^ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

Further reading

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  Media related to Stretford Metrolink station at Wikimedia Commons