at the station c.1990|thumb|left The station was opened on 3 April 1881 as Altrincham & Bowdon by the
Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) to replace
the first Altrincham station on Stockport Road and on Lloyd Street/Railway Street, which both closed that day. All platforms were through, with 1 and 2 (nearest to the town) being used by the MSJAR. The
Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) trains from to and used platforms 3 and 4. It also operated a service from to Altrincham, via , latterly using
Sentinel steam railcars; this service ceased in late 1939. The station became part of the
London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the
Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the
London Midland Region of British Railways on
nationalisation in 1948. Since 6 May 1974, the station has been named simply
Altrincham. In 1975, a new booking office was opened on platform 4 to serve the car park on the site of the former goods yard; work also began to convert the former station forecourt on Stamford New Road into a bus station and the Victorian glass-covered canopy over the station entrance was demolished. The new combined bus and railway station,
Altrincham Interchange, was opened in November 1976. A new roof for platform 1, costing £180,000, was installed in 2006; this platform had been uncovered since glazed panels were removed in 2003, due to safety concerns. The new roof is made of coated steel with clear panels to let in the light. The interchange joined the Bee Network on 5 January 2025, which oversees Greater Manchester's bus routes and Metrolink; the railway service will align by 2030. The station clock tower on Stamford New Road, erected in 1880, is a
Grade II listed structure.
Redevelopment The interchange redevelopment commenced in July 2013; The interchange reopened on 7 December 2014, although the lifts and some roofing in the railway station was not completed until 2015. ==Layout==