Brooklands tram stop
Brooklands is a tram stop and park and ride site on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system in the Brooklands area of Sale, [Greater Manchester|Sale]. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion.
History
The station was originally opened on 1 December 1859 by the Manchester, South [Junction and Altrincham Railway] after Samuel Brooks, a Manchester banker, built an estate of large houses along Brooklands Road. It closed as a British Rail station on 24 December 1991 before reopening as a Metrolink station on 15 June 1992.In January 1999, Brooklands Station became a Grade II listed building.
Services
Brooklands is on the Altrincham Line, with trams towards Altrincham stopping every 6 minutes during the day, Monday to Saturday, 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 Piccadilly station#Piccadilly tram stop|Piccadilly] or Bury, while evening and Sunday journeys run to Etihad Campus.Service pattern
- 10 trams per hour to Altrincham
- 5 trams per hour to Bury
- 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly