Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway

Manchester, South Junction
and Altrincham Railway
Gt Central Rly
via Woodhead
&
London & NW Rly
via Stockport
Manchester London Road
 Manchester Oxford Road
 Manchester Central
(CLC)
 Knott Mill and Deansgate
Castlefield Junction
London and North Western Railway
Cornbrook Junction
 Old Trafford
Throstle Nest Junctions
Cheshire Lines Committee via Chorlton
 Stretford
Cheshire Lines Committee
to Trafford Park & Warrington Central
 Dane Road
 Sale
 Brooklands
 Timperley
Timperley Junction
Cheshire Lines Committee
to Glazebrook │ to Stockport
Deansgate Junction
London and North Western Railway
to Warrington Arpley
 Navigation Road
 Altrincham
 Altrincham and Bowdon
Altrincham Depot
 Bowdon
 Hale
Cheshire Lines Committee
to Northwich & Chester

The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR) was a suburban railway which operated an 8+1⁄2-mile (14 km) route between Altrincham in Cheshire and Manchester London Road railway station (now Piccadilly) in Manchester.

The MSJ&AR line operated with three different systems of electrification within a period of about 60 years. The fast, frequent service resulting from the introduction of the first generation of electric trains in 1931 was a significant contributor to suburban development in the Stretford, Sale and Altrincham districts, south-west of Manchester.

The southern part of the MSJ&AR's route has been part of the Manchester Metrolink light rail system since 1992. The northern section between Manchester Piccadilly and Deansgate stations is now an intensively-used section of the National Rail network, used by trains running north and west of Manchester.

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