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Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone could shed any light onto this subject matter.
Why can trains only stop at Trafford Park (on the Manchester to Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Central line) so infrequently?! Thats what the question boils down to, but what I don't understand is how there can be a half-hourly service into Manchester in the morning peak, and the same out of Manchester in the afternoon peak, yet at other times it is so bad! 2 hourly service during the day are fair enough - granted it's not going to be too busy. However, to have a train at 1723 to Manchester Oxford Road yet the next one isn't until 2023 is rather ridiculous - the fact that two Northern rail trains pass through the station per hour is enough to tell me that services could stop there, along with the fact that the desired service pattern runs at other times of day. To me, trains at 1823 and 1923 would be ideal for anyone wanting to spend an evening in Manchester city centre, but wouldn't have to leave too early nor too late.
I am in the middle of writing to my MP to ask if she could investigate further - previously I have been fobbed off by Northern claiming 'congestion in the Manchester area' which personally I feel isn't enough of an answer.
Would anyone have any knowledge of reasons why trains would not be able to stop here despite passing through, and how I would go about trying to get Northern to stop trains there?
Thanks in advance.
I was wondering if anyone could shed any light onto this subject matter.
Why can trains only stop at Trafford Park (on the Manchester to Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Central line) so infrequently?! Thats what the question boils down to, but what I don't understand is how there can be a half-hourly service into Manchester in the morning peak, and the same out of Manchester in the afternoon peak, yet at other times it is so bad! 2 hourly service during the day are fair enough - granted it's not going to be too busy. However, to have a train at 1723 to Manchester Oxford Road yet the next one isn't until 2023 is rather ridiculous - the fact that two Northern rail trains pass through the station per hour is enough to tell me that services could stop there, along with the fact that the desired service pattern runs at other times of day. To me, trains at 1823 and 1923 would be ideal for anyone wanting to spend an evening in Manchester city centre, but wouldn't have to leave too early nor too late.
I am in the middle of writing to my MP to ask if she could investigate further - previously I have been fobbed off by Northern claiming 'congestion in the Manchester area' which personally I feel isn't enough of an answer.
Would anyone have any knowledge of reasons why trains would not be able to stop here despite passing through, and how I would go about trying to get Northern to stop trains there?
Thanks in advance.