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{{Short description|Railway station in Greater Manchester, England}}
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{{Infobox station
| name                = Navigation Road
| symbol_location     = gb
| symbol              = rail
| symbol2             = metrolink
| image               = NT 156418 Navigation Road.jpg
| caption             = A [[Northern Trains|Northern]] train calling at the heavy rail platform
| borough             = [[Altrincham]], [[Trafford]]
| country             = England
| coordinates         = {{coord|53.3953|-2.3433|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position       = {{gbmapscaled|SJ772888|25|SJ772888}}
| manager             = [[Northern Trains]]
| platforms           = 1
| code                = NVR
| classification      = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F2
| transit_authority   = [[Transport for Greater Manchester|Greater Manchester]]
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'''Navigation Road''' is a station that serves both [[Northern Trains]] and [[Manchester Metrolink]] trams located in the east of [[Altrincham]], in [[Greater Manchester]], England. It consists of a Northern Trains-operated bidirectional [[heavy rail]] platform on the [[Mid-Cheshire Line]] opposite a bidirectional [[light rail]] platform on the [[Altrincham Line]] of Greater Manchester's Metrolink network. The original heavy rail station was opened by the [[Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway]] in 1931 as a pair of single-face platforms, and in 1992 one was given over to the Metrolink network. A [[level crossing]] operates at the southern end of the station.

==History==
{{see also|History of Manchester Metrolink}}
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The station originally opened on 20 July 1931 on  the [[Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway]] (MSJAR) following the electrification of that line, and was referred to as ''Navigation Road (Altrincham)'' on early tickets, timetables, etc. [[British Rail]] electric trains between Manchester and Altrincham ceased serving the station on 24 December 1991. The former Altrincham-bound (down) platform has since  been used for [[Mid-Cheshire Line]] trains and  the former Manchester-bound (up) platform reopened as a Metrolink stop on 15 June 1992.
Freight trains also operate through Navigation Road, including heavy block trains carrying limestone from quarries at Tunstead (near Buxton) to alkali works at Northwich.

==Facilities==
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There is a car park on the Metrolink side of the station with 65 spaces plus 5 disabled spaces.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.metrolink.co.uk/stationinfo/Pages/default.aspx/ |title=Metrolink Stop Information |access-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>

In January 2018 a ticket machine was installed within the shelter on the heavy rail side of the station. Pre-ordered tickets can be collected here as well as buying tickets for journeys from this station.{{CN|date=February 2024}}

The nearest hospitality venues to the Navigation Road stop are The Waiting Room Cafe at A4 studios and The Hive by VH Interiors a General Store & Beverage Bar, both located on Grosvenor Road on the way into Altrincham.{{CN|date=February 2024}}

==Services==

===Rail===
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Navigation Road is served by an hourly train service between [[Manchester Piccadilly station|Manchester Piccadilly]] and [[Chester railway station|Chester]] via [[Stockport railway station|Stockport]] and [[Northwich railway station|Northwich]], which is run by [[Northern Trains]], with additional trains at peak times.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/timetables/20100523/17.pdf
|title=Northern Rail timetable 17
|publisher=[[Northern Rail]]
|access-date=2010-09-07}}</ref> The Sunday service originally ran only between Chester and Altrincham thus not serving Navigation Road, with passengers connecting onto the Metrolink at Altrincham for stations to Manchester, however a 2-hourly Sunday service to Manchester and beyond is now in place.{{CN|date= February 2024}}

===Metrolink===
{{Infobox station
| style               = Manchester Metrolink
| name                = Navigation Road
| type                = [[Manchester Metrolink|Metrolink]] station
| image               = Navigation Road interchange.jpg
| caption             = A [[M5000]] Metrolink tram leaving Navigation Road for [[Altrincham Interchange|Altrincham]]
| borough             = {{Comma separated entries|[[Altrincham]]|[[Trafford]]}}
| country             = England
| coordinates         = {{coord|53.39587|-2.34327|type:railwaystation_region:GB-TRF|display=inline|format=dec}}
| line                = [[Altrincham Line]]
| status               = In operation
| zone                = 4
| opened              = {{start date|1931|07|20|df=y}}
| opening             = 
| original            = [[Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway]]
| postgroup           = Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway
| platforms           = 1
| years1              = 25 December 1991
| events1             = Closed as a rail station
| years2              = 15 June 1992
| events2             = Conversion to Metrolink operation
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{maplink|from=Manchester Metrolink.map|zoom=13|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|type2=point|marker2=rail-light|marker-color2={{rcr|Manchester Metrolink}}}}
| map_state = collapsed
| map_type = 
| map_caption = 
| route_map           = {{Manchester Altrincham Metrolink line}}
}}
[[File:Trams at Navigation Road station, near Altrincham, Cheshire - geograph.org.uk - 136936.jpg|thumb|left|A [[T-68]] tram leaves for [[Altrincham Interchange|Altrincham]] in 1992, shortly after the station's part conversion to Metrolink]]
Navigation Road is located on the Altrincham Line with trams towards Altrincham stopping every 6 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday and every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday evenings and on Sundays. In the opposite direction, trams head towards Piccadilly and Bury, with the Monday to Saturday daytime service running every 12 minutes to both Piccadilly and Bury. Evening and Sunday journeys run to Piccadilly only.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.metrolink.co.uk/tramtimes/Pages/Navigation-Road.aspx
|title=Metrolink - Tram Times - Navigation Road
|publisher=Metrolink
|access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>

As of January 2019, Navigation Road is located in Metrolink fare zone 4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrolink ticket zones map |url=https://www.tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/maps/zones-map |website=TfGM |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref>

==== Service pattern ====
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*10 trams per hour to Altrincham (5 off-peak)
*5 trams per hour to Bury (peak only)
*5 trams per hour to Piccadilly.

===Bus===
Navigation Road station is served by [[Diamond Bus North West|Diamond Bus]] routes 285, which runs anti-clockwise, and 286, which runs clockwise, both running every hour. These routes run between Altrincham Interchange and Timperley, as a circular service.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buses: 285 286 |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/nv7y93idf4jq/3hmS5ajF8sEKA2uwiY6osO/07b205b2c1d641cdb5ee657ac9a37cf2/18-1071_Bus_Times_285__286.pdf |website=Transport for Greater Manchester |access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref>
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system1=Manchester Metrolink
|line1=Altrincham – Bury|left1=Altrincham|right1=Timperley
|line2=Altrincham – Piccadilly|left2=Altrincham|right2=Timperley
|system3=National Rail
|note-row3=
{{rail line|next=[[Stockport railway station|Stockport]]|previous=[[Altrincham railway station|Altrincham]]|route=[[Northern Trains]]<br /><small>[[Mid-Cheshire Line]]</small> |col={{Northern colour}} }}
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Chester Northgate to Manchester|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 86-87|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2013|isbn=9781908174512|oclc=892704846}}

==External links==
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{{stn art lnk|NVR}}
* [http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/NVR.html National Rail Enquiries - Station Facilities for Navigation Road]
* [https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/navigation-road-tram Metrolink Times Information and Stop Information]
* [https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/navigation-road-tram/local-map Navigation Road Metrolink area map]
* [http://www.thetrams.co.uk/picture.php?section=metrolink&pid=000766 Picture of Navigation Road station The Trams.co.uk]
* [http://www.midcheshirerail.org.uk  Mid-Cheshire Community Rail Partnership]

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{{Greater Manchester Metrolink stations}}
{{Buildings and structures in Trafford Borough}}

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[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]]
[[Category:Tram stops in Trafford]]
[[Category:Former Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1931]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1991]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern]]
[[Category:Tram stops on the Altrincham – Bury route]]
[[Category:Tram stops on the Altrincham – Piccadilly/Etihad Campus route]]