Sale tram stop

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{{Infobox station

| style = Manchester Metrolink

| name = Sale

| type = Metrolink station

| image = Sale Station - geograph.org.uk - 1749829.jpg

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

| address = M33 7XY

| borough = {{Comma separated entries|Sale|Trafford}}

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.42425|-2.31907|type:railwaystation_region:GB-TRF|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ788919|25|SJ788919}}

| line = Altrincham Line

| status = In operation

| zone = 3

| opened = 20 July 1849

| opening =

| former = Sale Moor (1856)
Sale & Ashton on Mersey (1883)

| original = MSJAR

| postgroup = MSJAR
London Midland Region of British Railways

| pregroup = MSJAR

| platforms = 2

| years1 = 24 December 1991

| events1 = Closed as a rail station

| years2 = 15 June 1992

| events2 = Conversion to Metrolink operation

| years3 = 1931

| events3 = Renamed

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| map_state = collapsed

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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

File:Sale station - geograph.org.uk - 824745.jpg

File:Sale Metrolink station.jpg Calling on a service to Piccadilly, prior to refurbishment]]

File:Sale Station - geograph.org.uk - 1749849.jpg

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.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtBqQBL5go at 0:14

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.

{{cite web

|url=http://www.metrolink.co.uk/tramtimes/Pages/Brooklands.aspx

|title=Metrolink - Tram Times - Sale

|publisher=Metrolink

|access-date=13 February 2013}}

= 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.{{cite web |title=Metrolink ticket zones map |url=https://www.tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/maps/zones-map |website=TfGM |access-date=5 December 2018}}

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.

{{cite web

|url = http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/Network-maps.aspx

|title = Network Maps

|publisher = Transport for Greater Manchester

|access-date = 10 September 2012

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121102050148/http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/Pages/Network-maps.aspx

|archive-date = 2 November 2012

|df = dmy-all

}}

Services that stop outside the station:

Arriva North West services 18, 19 and 281 to Eccles (18) / Altrincham (19, 281)
Stagecoach Manchester (Bee Network) service 41 to Middleton via Northenden and Fallowfield, Manchester city centre, Cheetham Hill and North Manchester General Hospital.

References

External links

[https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/sale-tram Sale Stop Information]
[https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/sale-tram/local-map Sale area map]
[https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/sale-tram/stop-map Sale Tram Stop Map]

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|line2=Altrincham – Piccadilly|left2=Brooklands|right2=Dane Road

|header3 = Disused railways

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Category:Tram stops in Trafford

Category:Former Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1991

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992

Category:Sale, Greater Manchester

Category:1849 establishments in England

Category:Tram stops on the Altrincham – Piccadilly/Etihad Campus route

Category:Tram stops on the Altrincham – Bury route