Altrincham Railway Station

ALTRNHM ALT | 2806

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Altrincham station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Trafford within the North West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 70,188 journeys were made between Altrincham and Knutsford—that's 26% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Altrincham peaked during 2016-17 with 568,734 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 19% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 66% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Altrincham table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	212,746
1998-99	203,942
1999-00	198,719
2000-01	192,583
2001-02	183,800
2002-03	146,100
2003-04
2004-05	193,755
2005-06	210,021
2006-07	223,338
2007-08	282,958
2008-09	260,882
2009-10	264,932
2010-11	476,526
2011-12	462,640
2012-13	479,878
2013-14	474,362
2014-15	407,836
2015-16	507,592
2016-17	568,734
2017-18	458,224
2018-19	396,832
2019-20	372,682
2020-21	69,168
2021-22	222,136
2022-23	247,514
2023-24	273,008
2024-25

Data Notes

2021-2022: Prolonged reduced level of service provided during the pandemic. Alternative Metrolink services at better frequencies.
2020-2021: Prolonged reduced level of service provided during the pandemic. Alternative Metrolink services at better frequencies.
2019-2020: Engineering work January to March 2020 on Mid Cheshire. Metrolink enhanced capacity by switching to all double trams on line in 2018.
2018-2019: Issues with May 2018 timetable introduction
2017-2018: Impacted by North West electrification works
2015-2016: Interchange re-opened 2014, some station facilities added in 2015
2014-2015: May be linked to disruption due to redevelopment work at the station
2010-2011: Metrolink journeys incorrectly allocated to National Rail
2003-2004: Estimates of station usage for the year April 2003 to March 2004 were not produced.