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The majority of services were operated by Stagecoach Manchester, with High Peak Buses, Little Gem, Selwyns Travel and Stotts Tours also using the station. [5]There were frequent buses running to Manchester, Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde, Levenshulme, Longsight, Manchester Airport and Wythenshawe, plus several parts of the Stockport area including Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington, Cheadle ...
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 ...
On 1 January 1972, SELNEC PTE acquired most of National Bus Company's North Western Road Car subsidiary with buses, services and depots in Altrincham, Glossop, Oldham, Stockport and Urmston. [4] [5] [6] The corporate orange and white livery was applied, with the 'S' logo in brown and the name "Cheshire".
GM Buses was a major bus operator serving the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester in North West England.The company was formed in February 1986 by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive prior to deregulation on 26 October.
This service was withdrawn in 2019, [18] and as of 2020 the bus stops were only used by the infrequent service number 312 [19] and occasionally by rail replacement buses. The station is a short walk from the former Stockport bus station, where most services could be accessed until its closure in August 2021. [20]
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.