Brooklands tram stop

Brooklands
Metrolink station
Brooklands Metrolink station in 2010
General information
LocationBrooklands, Trafford
England
Coordinates53°25′02″N 2°19′34″W / 53.41709°N 2.32603°W / 53.41709; -2.32603
Grid referenceSJ783911
Line(s)Altrincham Line
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone2/3
History
Opened1 December 1859
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
Location
Map

Brooklands is a tram stop and park and ride site on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system in the Brooklands area of Sale. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.

History

See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

The station was originally opened on 1 December 1859 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) after Samuel Brooks, a Manchester banker, built an estate of large houses along Brooklands Road.[citation needed] It closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991 before reopening as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992.[citation needed]

In January 1999, Brooklands Station became a Grade II listed building.[1]

  • Brooklands railway station in 1962.
    Brooklands railway station in 1962.
  • Brooklands station in 1988, prior to conversion to Metrolink.
    Brooklands station in 1988, prior to conversion to Metrolink.

Services

Brooklands is on the Altrincham Line, with trams towards Altrincham stopping every 6 minutes during the day, Monday to Saturday, 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 Piccadilly or Bury, while evening and Sunday journeys run to Etihad Campus.[2]

Service pattern

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

Ticket zones

As of January 2019, Brooklands is located in Metrolink ticket zones 3 and 4.[3]

Connecting bus routes

Brooklands is served hourly by Diamond Bus route 281, which runs from Altrincham to Sale, via Broadheath, Timperley, and Brooklands Road.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brooklands Station". Historic England. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Metrolink – Tram Times – Brooklands". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Metrolink ticket zones map". TfGM. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Bus 281" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

Further reading

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Timperley
towards Altrincham
 Altrincham–Bury (peak only) Sale
towards Bury
Altrincham–Piccadilly Sale
towards Piccadilly


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