Trafford Park railway station

Trafford Park railway station is in Stretford, close to the border of Trafford Park in the Trafford Metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester in the North West of England. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by Northern Trains.

Trafford Park
Location
PlaceStretford
Local authorityTrafford
Coordinates53.4547°N 2.3117°W / 53.4547; -2.3117
Grid referenceSJ794953
Operations
Station codeTRA
Managed byNorthern Trains
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 49,324
2015/16 61,512
2016/17 64,712
2017/18 54,870
2018/19 46,340
Passenger Transport Executive
PTEGreater Manchester
History
Original companyCheshire Lines Committee
Pre-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
Post-groupingCheshire Lines Committee
4 January 1904 (1904-01-04)Opened as Trafford Park
?Renamed Trafford Park and Stretford
6 May 1974Renamed Trafford Park
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Trafford Park from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened on 4 January 1904 by the Cheshire Lines Committee.[1] Originally named Trafford Park, it was later renamed Trafford Park and Stretford but reverted to Trafford Park on 6 May 1974.[1][2]

Facilities
Station building

The station building is a disused taxi company office. The platforms are elevated, have shelters on each side and are reached by stepped ramps (no step-free access available). The station is unstaffed.

Services

Services run every half hour, towards Humphrey Park and Liverpool Lime Street to the west and towards Deansgate and Manchester Oxford Road in the east. Services remain the same during peak hours but may call at different stations, and they run on Sundays.

Oxford Road can be reached in 7 minutes and Liverpool Lime Street in 56 minutes.

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 233. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Slater, J. N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Humphrey Park   Northern Trains
Manchester to Liverpool Line		   Deansgate


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