Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway
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The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway was a historic suburban railway line in Greater Manchester that connected central Manchester with Altrincham and played a key role in the development of commuter rail services in the area.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
suburban railway ⓘ |
| connectedCity | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTown | Altrincham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionPhase | early 1990s ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Manchester Metrolink light rail system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 1500 V DC overhead ⓘ |
| electrified | 1931 ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key role in development of commuter rail services in Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ London and North Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the earliest main-line suburban electrifications in Britain ⓘ |
| opened | 1849 ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commuter traffic ⓘ |
| purpose | to link central Manchester with Altrincham ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Trafford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south Manchester ⓘ |
| routeEnd | Altrincham railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeStart | Manchester Oxford Road railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedStation |
Brooklands railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deansgate railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Navigation Road railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Trafford railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sale railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Stretford railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Timperley railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Trafford Bar railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | pioneered suburban electric services in the Manchester area ⓘ |
| status | partly incorporated into light rail network ⓘ |
| terminus |
Altrincham railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester London Road railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brooklands tram stop
this entity surface form:
Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway