Sale tram stop
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Sale is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of the Metrolink light-rail system in Sale, Greater Manchester, England. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion. Prior to this, it was a railway station on the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) line. It was built by John Brogden, who was a local builder in the Sale area.
History
The station originally opened as Sale on 20 July 1849 by the MSJAR. Renamed as Sale Moor in 1856, as Sale & Ashton on Mersey in 1883 and as Sale in 1931. It closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991 and reopened as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992.
Sale tram stop briefly appears during the opening titles of Pro Evolution Soccer 2, which was released in 2002.[1]
Services
Sale is 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 Etihad Campus or Bury, while evening and Sunday journeys run to Etihad Campus only, with journeys to Bury requiring a change of trams at Piccadilly Gardens.[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, Sale is located in Metrolink ticket zone 3.[3]
Connecting bus routes
Sale tram stop is well served by bus services, due to the close proximity to the town centre, with several services stopping outside and some stopping around the town centre.[4]
Services that stop outside the station:
- Arriva North West services 18, 19 and 281 to Eccles (18) / Altrincham (19, 281)
- Cheetham Hill and North Manchester General Hospital.
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtBqQBL5go at 0:14
- ^ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Sale". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Metrolink ticket zones map". TfGM. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 95-96. OCLC 892704846.
External links
| Preceding station |  Manchester Metrolink
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Following station | ||
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| Brooklands towards Altrincham
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Altrincham–Bury (peak only) | Dane Road towards Bury
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| Altrincham–Piccadilly | Dane Road towards Piccadilly
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| Disused railways | ||||
Altrincham Line and station open |
Mid-Cheshire Line
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Manchester Central 1880–1969 Line and station closed | ||
Mid-Cheshire Line
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Manchester Oxford Road 1969–89 Line closed, station open | |||