 Bowdon station was located on Lloyd Street/Railway Street in Altrincham, near to the boundary with Bowdon.A service of steam-hauled trains ran via Sale station to Manchester Oxford Road.The station served the locality until 3 April 1881, when both it and the first Altrincham station were closed, replaced by the new large facility named Altrincham and Bowdon, situated between the two former stations.