Dane Road tram stop

Dane Road
Metrolink
Dane Road tram stop in January 2017
Dane Road
Location of Dane Road in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Sale
Local authority Trafford
Coordinates 53°25′49″N 2°18′41″W / 53.4304°N 2.3113°W / 53.4304; -2.3113Coordinates: 53°25′49″N 2°18′41″W / 53.4304°N 2.3113°W / 53.4304; -2.3113
Grid reference SJ793926
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone F
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator MSJAR
Post-grouping company MSJAR
London Midland Region of British Railways
History
Opened 20 July 1931
Closed as rail station 24 December 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation 15 June 1992
Former name Dane Road (Sale)
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Dane Road is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. It is located on Dane Road in northern Sale, Greater Manchester, England. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

History

Dane Road railway station in 1988
Dane Road tram stop in 2010

The station originally opened on 20 July 1931 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR). Referred to as Dane Road (Sale) on early tickets, timetables etc.. Operated as a four-platform station from opening until 1963. Closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991. Reopened as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992.

Services

Dane Road is on the Altrincham Line with trams towards Altrincham stopping every 6 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and Sundays. Trams also head towards Manchester and Bury, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes each to Etihad Campus or Bury, while evening and Sundays journeys run to Etihad Campus only with journeys to Bury requiring a change of trams at Piccadilly Gardens.[1]

Service pattern

  • 10 trams per hour to Altrincham (5 offpeak)
  • 5 trams per hour to Bury (peak only)
  • 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly

Connecting bus routes

Dane Road station is not served by any bus service with the nearest service being Finglands/Stagecoach Manchester service 99, which stop further along Dane Road and runs to Sale and to Manchester via Northenden.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Dane Road". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. fig. 97. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.
Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Altrincham
Altrincham – Bury Line
towards Bury
Altrincham – Piccadilly Line
towards Piccadilly
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