Salford Quays tram stop

Salford Quays
Metrolink
Salford Quays stop
Salford Quays
Location of Salford Quays in Greater Manchester
Location
Place Salford Quays
Local authority Salford
Coordinates 53°28′13″N 2°17′02″W / 53.4703°N 2.2840°W / 53.4703; -2.2840Coordinates: 53°28′13″N 2°17′02″W / 53.4703°N 2.2840°W / 53.4703; -2.2840
Grid reference SJ812971
Platforms 2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone H
Present status In operation
Operations
Original operator Metrolink
History
Opened 12 June 1999 (1999-06-12)
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Salford Quays tram stop is a stop on Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located beside Salford Quays, on Metrolink's Eccles Line. It opened as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion, on 12 June 1999.

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

Salford Quays station is served by buses stopping nearby on Trafford Road. Services that stop nearby are First Greater Manchester service 53, which runs to Pendleton and to Cheetham Hill via Rusholme, Gorton and Harpurhey, Arriva North West service 79, which runs to Swinton via Ordsall and Pendleton and to Stretford via Old Trafford. Arriva services 71 and 73, which runs to Clifton via Pendleton and Swinton and to Manchester Shudehill Interchange. Arriva service 70 also serve the station on Sundays, which also runs to Manchester and to Clifton, although via Eccles.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. 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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