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Navigation Road is a station that serves both Northern Trains and Manchester Metrolink trams located in the east of Altrincham, in Greater Manchester, England.It consists of a Northern Trains-operated bidirectional heavy rail platform on the Mid-Cheshire Line opposite a bidirectional light rail platform on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's Metrolink network.
The Stockport to Altrincham railway line cut across it in 1864, running east–west. In 1934 house building began on "High Terrace" of the Mersey (the development behind the Horse and Farrier pub, running down to the railway line) and also about that time Cheadle and Gatley UDC purchased 19 acres (77,000 m 2 ) to use as a refuse tip.
The development also includes a 2-acre (0.81 ha) landscaped park on its roof, located above the bus station. [15] Following a public vote, it was named Viaduct Park. [16] A waterside walking and cycling route with a spiral ramp provides access from the River Mersey and the Trans Pennine Trail to the park and onward to the town centre. [17] [18]
Altrincham Station entrance in 1975, before the introduction of a bus station A British Rail Class 304 at Altrincham in 1990 Altrincham Station clock tower. The station was opened on 3 April 1881 as Altrincham & Bowdon by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) to replace Altrincham (1st) railway station on Stockport Road and Bowdon station on Lloyd Street/Railway Street ...
The South Manchester Line (SML) is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Manchester, England, running from Manchester city centre to Didsbury.The line opened as far as St. Werburgh's Road in 2011 and then to East Didsbury in 2013 as part of phase three of the system's expansion, along a former railway trackbed.
Stagecoach Manchester [1] is a major bus operator in Greater Manchester, operating franchised Bee Network bus services on contract to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). It is the largest UK bus subsidiary of Stagecoach Group outside of Greater London , as well as the largest within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester by ...
In January 2015, Stockport Metropolitan Borough adopted a Rail Strategy proposing substantial conversion of current rail alignments around Stockport to tram-train operation, running into an interchange at Stockport bus station. These proposed services expand on, and are consistent with, those outlined in the TfGM tram-train strategy document.
Dane Road is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. It is located on Dane Road in northern Sale, Greater Manchester , England. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.