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Metrolink : Tram Stops : Altrincham

Line	Location	Opening date	number of platforms
Altrincham	Station shared with National Rail	15th June 1992	2 +2 National Rail

At Altrincham Metrolink shares the station with National Rail services. Trams use two terminal platforms, formerly used by the British Rail electric services to Oxford Road and beyond, while National Rail services between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester use the two through platforms. There is a shared booking hall and manned ticket office, in addition to the usual ticket vending machines.

Pictures

Altrincham Metrolink platforms, looking towards the buffer stops. Trams stop beyond the footbridge

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Altrincham. Metrolink platforms on the right, main line railway platforms on the left

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Station buildings on the platform at Altrincham

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The front entrance to the Altrincham station is obscured by the bus station shelters

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Bus station at Altrincham, as seen from the footbridge running across the bus station and over the main road. The station/tram stop is on the left

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Altrincham station's mainline booking office—it is possible to buy Metrolink tickets here as well as from the ticket machines on the platform

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This plaque sits on the wall in the booking office at Altrincham, presented by the Altrincham Electric Railway Preservation Society

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Overall view of Altrincham station. The Metrolink platforms are on the right, and the mainline railway platforms are on the left

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General view of Altrincham station, looking north towards Manchester. The Metrolink platforms are on the left, with 1024 waiting to return to Bury. On the right are the National Rail through platforms—in the foreground the tracks lead to Chester, and away from the camera they lead to Manchester via Stockport

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Location

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Services and diagram

Services from this stop:

Piccadilly