Oxford Road Station to Altrincham and Bowden South
Section of Line
Opened
Closed
Notes
Manchester Oxford Rd. Altrincham
20.07.1849
Manchester London Rd. to Oxford Rd.
01.08.1849
Altrincham to Bowden
20.09.1849
Cornbrook Junction Deansgate Junction
24.12.1991 (All)
For conversion to Metrolink.
Junctions and other features
Running Lines
Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions
Distance from Signal Box above
Loops and Refuge Sidings
Notes
Up
Down
Maximum permissible speed 60 m.p.h.
1
1
–
↓
Oxford Road Station
0m 1094yds
o. 20.07.1849
Knott Mill and Deansgate
Station
o. 20.07.1849
2
↑
↓
Castlefield Junction
0m 799yds
Cornbrook Station
o. 01.06.1856 c. 01.06.1865
3
↑
↓
Cornbrook Junction East
0m 1343yds
4
↑
↓
Old Trafford Junction
0m 590yds
5
↑
↓↓
Old Trafford Station
0m 727yds
o. 20.07.1849
6
↑↑
↓↓
Warwick Road Station
0m 754yds
7
↑↑
↓↓
Stretford Station
0m 1531yds
o. 20.07.1849
8
↑↑
↓↓
Mersey Bridge
0m 1516yds
Dane Road Station
o. 20.07.1931
9
↑↑
↓
Sale Station
0m 1526yds
10
↑
↓
Brooklands Station
0m 1290yds
o. 01.12.1859
Timperley Station
o. 20.07.1849
11
2
↑
↓
Timperley Junction
1m 173yds
12
↑
↓
Deansgate Junction
0m 392yds
13
↑
↓↓
Navigation Road
0m 534yds
o. 20.07.1931
14
↑↑
↓↓↓
Altrincham and Bowden North
0m 689yds
15
↑
–
–
Altrincham and Bowden South
0m 313yds
1 The line between Manchester, Oxford Road and
Manchester, London Road is not shown, the implication being that it was not
in use due to the then ongoing electrification of the Manchester to Crewe
line and the rebuilding of the bridge over London Road. The mileage is,
however, shown in the Sectional Appendix and, for ease of navigation, I have made the link
‘live’.
2. This was a curve that ran to Skelton Junction on the C.L.C.
line from Woodley to Glazebrook.
Notes
When the Great Western Railway was attempting to gain access to
Manchester, they initially gained running powers over the Warrington and
Stockport Railway to Timperley Junction. Although never exercised, this meant
that the MAJ&A nearly played host to a Manchester to Paddington service.
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