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Manchester United Football Ground railway station, often known as the Old Trafford Halt or Manchester United FC Halt, is sited adjacent to Old Trafford football stadium in the area of
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{{Buildings and structures in Trafford Borough Manchester United F.C. Railway stations in Trafford Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1935 Former Northern franchise railway stations
Manchester United Football Ground railway station, often known as the Old Trafford Halt or Manchester United FC Halt, is sited adjacent to Old Trafford football stadium in the area of Old Trafford
Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,197, it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after W ...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. ...
, England. It is on the southern Liverpool-Manchester line between and . Services to the station are currently suspended.
History
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 fromManchester Central railway station
Manchester Central was a railway station in Manchester city centre, England. One of Manchester's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969, the building was converted into an exhibition and conference centre which was opened in 1986; original ...
.
It was named ''United Football Ground'' initially, but was renamed ''Old Trafford Football Ground'' on 29 January 1936. The date of change to the current name is not known.
Service
The station has been used only on match days; it is sited directly adjacent to the Old Trafford football stadium and passengers leave the station by the stadium's South Stand. It is one of very fewNational Rail
National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, a group representing passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales. The TOCs run the passenger services previously provided by ...
stations in Great Britain not to be included in the ORR station usage stats.
However, since 2018, these match day services have not operated at the request of the club due to health and safety concerns.
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{{Buildings and structures in Trafford Borough Manchester United F.C. Railway stations in Trafford Former Cheshire Lines Committee stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1935 Former Northern franchise railway stations