Anchorage tram stop

Anchorage
Metrolink
Anchorage
Location of Anchorage in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Salford Quays
Local authority Salford
Coordinates 53°28′27″N 2°17′10″W / 53.4743°N 2.2860°W / 53.4743; -2.2860Coordinates: 53°28′27″N 2°17′10″W / 53.4743°N 2.2860°W / 53.4743; -2.2860
Grid reference SJ811975
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone H
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator Metrolink
History
Opened 12 June 1999
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Anchorage tram stop is on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system, in the Salford Quays area, in North West England. It opened on 12 June 1999 as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion.

Services

Service pattern

  • 12 minute service to Etihad Campus (peak).
  • 12 minute service to MediaCityUK (peak).
  • 12 minute service to Eccles (via MediaCityUK at offpeak times).
  • 12 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne.

Connecting bus routes

Anchorage station is served by Arriva North West service 79, which stops nearby within Salford Quays and runs to Swinton via Ordsall and Pendleton and to Stretford via Old Trafford. Also, stopping nearby is Stagecoach Manchester service 50, branded as City Connect linking Salford Shopping Centre in Pendleton, Salford Crescent railway station, Salford University, Salford Central railway station, Manchester and East Didsbury with Salford Quays and MediaCityUK.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "City Connect 50". Stagecoach Bus. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
Preceding station   Manchester Metrolink   Following station
towards Eccles
Eccles – Ashton-under-Lyne Line
towards MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK – Etihad Campus Line
towards Etihad Campus


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