Manchester United Football Ground railway station

Manchester United Halt
Location
Place	Old Trafford, Manchester
Local authority	Trafford
Coordinates	53°27′44″N 2°17′29″W / 53.4621°N 2.2914°W / 53.4621; -2.2914Coordinates: 53°27′44″N 2°17′29″W / 53.4621°N 2.2914°W / 53.4621; -2.2914
Operations
Station code	MUF
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2006/07 *	62,429
2007/08 *	49,625
History
Opened 1935 (1935)
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Manchester United Halt from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Manchester United FC Halt railway station, often known as the Old Trafford Halt or Manchester United Football Ground station,^[1] is on the southern Liverpool Lime Street-Manchester Piccadilly railway line, between Deansgate and Trafford Park. The station was constructed by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened on 21 August 1935. It was provided with one timber-built platform and was served, on match days only, by a shuttle service of steam-hauled trains from Manchester Central railway station. It was initially named United Football Ground, but was renamed Old Trafford Football Ground in early 1936.^[2] The date of change to the current name is not known.

The station has a direct connection to the Old Trafford football stadium and the platform is adjacent to the south stand of the stadium. The station is not a regularly served stop on the line and is only open on match days—when Northern Rail run services to the halt; Northern Rail also manage and operate the single platform.

Under proposed public transport improvements for Greater Manchester, the station would be closed and replaced with new station a short distance away in White City, where regular services would stop.^{[citation needed]}

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Deansgate		Northern Rail (Liverpool to Manchester Line) (Southern Route) (match days only)		Terminus

References

Notes

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Butt, 1995, p. 237

Bibliography

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. 

External links

• Northern Rail Network Map (with MUF on)
• Train times and station information for Manchester United Football Ground railway station from National Rail