Stretford tram stop

Stretford
Metrolink
Stretford tram stop in January 2017.
Stretford Location of Stretford in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Stretford
Local authority	Trafford
Coordinates	53°26′45″N 2°18′15″W / 53.4457°N 2.3042°W / 53.4457; -2.3042Coordinates: 53°26′45″N 2°18′15″W / 53.4457°N 2.3042°W / 53.4457; -2.3042
Grid reference	SJ799944
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	E
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	MSJAR
Pre-grouping company	MSJAR
Post-grouping company	MSJAR London Midland Region of British Railways
History
Opened	20 July 1849
Closed as rail station	24 December 1991
Conversion to Metrolink operation	15 June 1992
Former name	Edge Lane
Renamed	September 1849
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Altrincham Line

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.

The stop was formerly Stretford railway station, a regional rail station which was opened by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway 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.

The station originally opened as Edge Lane on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR). Renamed Stretford in September 1849. Operated as a four-platform station from circa 1900 until 1963. Closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991. Reopened as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992.

Stretford is located 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 Manchester Piccadilly or Bury, while evening and Sundays journeys run to Piccadilly only with journeys to Bury requiring a change of trams at Piccadilly Gardens.