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Altrincham

Green Line and Purple Line · terminus

Tram times hereMetrolink map
2linesGreen Line and Purple Line
15 minbetween tramsdaytime, Green Line
05:53first tramMonday to Thursday
00:38+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at Altrincham

Altrincham is the end of the line for Green Line and Purple Line: trams terminate here and start back the other way. It is about 27 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Green Line, and 12.3 km away on the ground. On the Green Line it is stop 25 of 25. On the Purple Line it is stop 17 of 17. On a Sunday the Green Line does not run, so the service here is thinner than the rest of the week.

Manchester Metrolink — Altrincham tram stop
A tram on the Metrolink network; the photograph is not of this stop in particular. Photo: Abfab27 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Tram times at Altrincham

First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.

Green Linetowards Bury
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Friday06:4520:1555
Saturday08:4518:4541
Purple Linetowards Etihad Campus
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:5300:38+176
Friday to Saturday05:5301:23+179
Sunday06:5300:23+171

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from Altrincham

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

ToRiding timeChangesLine
the city centre
St Peter's Square
26 mindirectGreen Line
Piccadilly station
Piccadilly
32 mindirectPurple Line
Victoria station
Victoria
34 mindirectGreen Line
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport
66 min1 changeGreen Line Navy Line
MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK
39 min1 changeGreen Line Yellow Line
The Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre
42 min1 changeGreen Line Red Line

Riding time from the operator’s timetable, with 6 minutes allowed for each change. Waiting for the first tram is not included. Any other pair of stops: the journey planner.

Every departure from Altrincham

The full list, hour by hour, straight from the registered timetable.

Monday to Friday · Bury
0645
0700 15 30 45
0800 15 30 45
0900 15 30 45
1000 15 30 45
1100 15 30 45
1200 15 30 45
1300 15 30 45
1400 15 30 45
1500 15 30 45
1600 15 30 45
1700 15 30 45
1800 15 30 45
1900 15 30 45
2000 15
Monday to Thursday · Etihad Campus
0553
0608 23 38 53
0708 23 38 53
0808 23 38 53
0908 23 38 53
1008 23 38 53
1108 23 38 53
1208 23 38 53
1308 23 38 53
1408 23 38 53
1508 23 38 53
1608 23 38 53
1708 23 38 53
1808 23 38 53
1908 23 38 53
2008 23 38 53
2108 23 38 53
2208 23 38 53
2308 23 38 53
2408 23 38

Monday to Thursday, in the service day the operator uses: a tram shown as 24:12 leaves at 00:12 and belongs to the previous day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday first and last trams are in the table above.

Next and previous stops

Green Line · towards Altrinchamfrom Navigation Road (2 min)
Green Line · towards Buryon to Navigation Road (3 min)
Purple Line · towards Altrinchamfrom Navigation Road (2 min)
Purple Line · towards Etihad Campuson to Navigation Road (3 min)

Questions about Altrincham

the Green Line and the Purple Line.

Yes, for Green Line and Purple Line. Trams terminate here, wait and set off again, so you can always get a seat in the other direction.

05:53, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

The last one leaves at 00:38, after midnight — it still counts as the previous day’s service, which is why timetables write it as a time past 24:00. Friday and Saturday run later still.

About 27 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Green Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.

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