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Manchester United Football Ground railway station

Disused railway station in Greater Manchester, England

Field	Value
name	Manchester United Football Ground
image	Manchester United Halt1.JPG
caption	The station, next to Old Trafford football stadium, photo taken in July 2009
borough	Old Trafford, Trafford, Greater Manchester
country	England
coordinates
grid_name	Grid reference
grid_position
manager	Northern Trains
platforms	1
code	MUF
status	Services suspended
classification	DfT category F2
postgroup	Cheshire Lines Committee
years1	21 August 1935
events1	Opened
years2	10 December 2017
events2	Last trains

The entrance to Manchester United Football Ground railway station, adjacent to the South Stand at Old Trafford in May 2014

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, Greater 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 from Manchester Central railway station.

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 few National Rail 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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Bibliography

References

Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 304
"Manchester Utd Football Gd (MUF) Station Plan".
{{harvnb. Butt. 1995
(22 April 2014). "Estimates of Station Usage 2017-18 Frequently Asked Questions". ORR.
Northern. (10 April 2019). "It was seen as a health and safety risk to the club. ^VR".

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