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With a length of 33.3 miles (53.6 km), it connects North Wales and the Wirral peninsula with much of the rest of North West England, serves business and commuter traffic heading towards Manchester, particularly that from the wider Cheshire area, and provides the main road access to Manchester Airport from the national motorway network.
The Tour of Britain begins in Altrincham on Sunday with the opening stage finishing in Manchester city centre. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
The Great Central Railway connection north from the CLC to the MSJ&A Rly towards Timperley Station closed before the Second World War. There used to be a small marshaling yard, including a turntable in the fork between the Altrincham and Partington lines. The yard was traversed by a long concrete footbridge known locally as The Black Bridge.
In Prestbury village, the road veers right at a roundabout and climbs towards Wilmslow, reverting to a 30 mph speed limit. This is now Wilmslow Road, becoming Prestbury Road close to Mottram Hall. On the outskirts of Wilmslow, there is a roundabout with the A5102, then a half mile straight road to the A34. The A538 joins the A34 here by turning ...
Passenger trains were re-introduced when Manchester's tram network, Metrolink, took over the direct Manchester to Altrincham line (ex-MSJAR) in 1992. Trains from Manchester to points beyond Altrincham now travel via Stockport over this line which today forms part of the Mid-Cheshire Line.
The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR) was a suburban railway which operated an 8 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile (14 km) route between Altrincham in Cheshire and Manchester London Road railway station (now Piccadilly) in Manchester. The MSJ&AR line operated with three different systems of electrification within a period of about 60 years.
Altrincham Interchange is a transport hub in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of a bus station on Stamford New Road, a Northern Trains -operated heavy rail station on the Mid-Cheshire Line , and a light rail stop which forms the terminus of Manchester Metrolink 's Altrincham line .
A and B road zones The A560 is a primary route that runs from the A56 in Altrincham , Greater Manchester , to Hattersley , Tameside . It follows a complex route that involves primary route, non-primary route, single and dual carriageway, some complex motorway junctions and, at one point, carriageways running on both sides of the M56 Motorway .