Sale tram stop

Manchester Metrolink tram stop

"Sale railway station" redirects here. For the railway station in Victoria, Australia, see Sale railway station, Victoria.

Not to be confused with Sale Water Park tram stop.

Sale

Metrolink station

Sale is one of the network’s converted heavy-rail stations

General information
Location| M33 7XY
Sale, Trafford
England
Coordinates| 53°25′27″N 2°19′09″W﻿ / ﻿53.42425°N 2.31907°W﻿ / 53.42425; -2.31907
Grid reference| SJ788919
Line(s)| Altrincham Line
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| In operation
Fare zone| 3
History
Opened| 20 July 1849
Previous names| Sale Moor (1856)
Sale & Ashton on Mersey (1883)
Original company| MSJAR
Pre-grouping| MSJAR
Post-grouping| MSJAR
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
24 December 1991| Closed as a rail station
15 June 1992| Conversion to Metrolink operation
1931| Renamed

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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

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See also: History of Manchester Metrolink

In 1988, as a British Rail station In 2006 with a T-68 Calling on a service to Piccadilly, prior to refurbishment The current exterior of the station

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

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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

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* 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

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As of January 2019, Sale is located in Metrolink ticket zone 3.[3]

## Connecting bus routes

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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 (Bee Network) services 248, 249 and 281. (248 - Eccles, 249 - Altrincham, and 281 - Altrincham
* Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) service 41 to Middleton via Northenden and Fallowfield, Manchester city centre, Cheetham Hill and North Manchester General Hospital.

## References

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1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtBqQBL5go at 0:14
2. ^ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Sale". Metrolink. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
3. ^ "Metrolink ticket zones map". TfGM. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
4. ^ "Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

## Further reading

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* Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 95-96. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sale Metrolink station.

* Sale Stop Information
* Sale area map
* Sale Tram Stop Map

Preceding station  |  Manchester Metrolink | Following station

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Brooklands

towards Altrincham

|  | Altrincham–Bury (peak only)  |  | Dane Road

towards Bury

| Altrincham–Piccadilly  |  | Dane Road

towards Piccadilly

Disused railways
Altrincham
Line and station open |   | Cheshire Lines Committee
Mid-Cheshire Line |   | Manchester Central
1880–1969
Line and station closed
| BR (London Midland Region)
Mid-Cheshire Line |   | Manchester Oxford Road
1969–89
Line closed, station open

* v
* t
* e

Manchester Metrolink

Tram stops|

| Zone 1|

* Cornbrook
* Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate)
* Exchange Square
* Market Street
* New Islington
* Piccadilly
* Piccadilly Gardens
* Shudehill
* St Peter's Square
* Victoria

|

Airport Line (2014)|

* Baguley
* Barlow Moor Road
* Benchill
* Crossacres
* Manchester Airport
* Martinscroft
* Moor Road
* Northern Moor
* Peel Hall
* Robinswood Road
* Roundthorn
* Sale Water Park
* Shadowmoss
* Wythenshawe Town Centre
* Wythenshawe Park

Altrincham Line (1992)|

* Altrincham
* Brooklands
* Cornbrook
* Dane Road
* Navigation Road
* Old Trafford
* Sale
* Stretford
* Timperley
* Trafford Bar

Bury Line (1992)|

* Abraham Moss
* Besses o' th' Barn
* Bowker Vale
* Bury ( Bolton Street)
* Crumpsall
* Heaton Park ( Heaton Park Tramway)
* Prestwich
* Queens Road
* Radcliffe
* Victoria
* Whitefield

East Manchester Line (2013)|

* Ashton Moss
* Ashton-under-Lyne
* Ashton West
* Audenshaw
* Cemetery Road
* Clayton Hall
* Droylsden
* Edge Lane
* Etihad Campus
* Holt Town
* New Islington
* Velopark

Eccles Line (1999-00)|

* Anchorage
* Broadway
* Eccles
* Exchange Quay
* Harbour City
* Ladywell
* Langworthy
* MediaCityUK
* Pomona
* Salford Quays
* Weaste

First City Crossing (1992)|

* Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate)
* Market Street
* Shudehill
* St Peter's Square

Oldham & Rochdale Line (2012-14)|

* Central Park
* Derker
* Failsworth
* Freehold
* Hollinwood
* Kingsway Business Park
* Milnrow
* Monsall
* Newbold
* Newhey
* Newton Heath and Moston
* Oldham Central
* Oldham King Street
* Oldham Mumps
* Rochdale Railway Station
* Rochdale Town Centre
* Shaw and Crompton
* South Chadderton
* Westwood

Piccadilly Spur (1992)|

* Piccadilly
* Piccadilly Gardens

Second City Crossing (2015-17)|

* Exchange Square

South Manchester Line (2011-13)|

* Burton Road
* Chorlton
* Didsbury Village
* East Didsbury
* Firswood
* St Werburgh's Road
* West Didsbury
* Withington

Trafford Park Line (2020)|

* Barton Dock Road
* Imperial War Museum
* Parkway
* The Trafford Centre
* Village
* Wharfside

Operations|

| Operators|

* Amey
* Keolis
* Transport for Greater Manchester

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Vehicles|

* Current: M5000
* Former: (T-68
* T-68A)

History
(Timeline)|

| Former operators|

* GMML
* Altram (Ansaldo Transporti, Serco, Laing, 3i)
* RATP Group
* Stagecoach Group

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Transferred lines|

* Altrincham Line
* Bury Line
* Oldham Loop Line

Closed stops|

* High Street
* Mosley Street
* Woodlands Road

Abandoned plans|

* Drake Street
* Glossop line
* Hardy Farm
* Haveley
* Hope Valley line
* Hough End
* Oldham Werneth
* Picc-Vic tunnel
* Woodhouse Park

Proposed
developments|

| Bury Line|

* Elton Reservoir
* Sandhills

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Oldham & Rochdale Line|

* Cop Road

Stockport Line|

* Gorsey Bank
* Heaton Mersey
* Kings Reach
* Stockport Interchange

Trafford Park Line|

* Port Salford
* Salford Reds
* Trafford Quays

Wythenshawe Loop|

* Wythenshawe Hospital
* Newall Green
* Davenport Green
* Airport Terminal 2

* Transport for Greater Manchester
* UK light rail systems

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