Ladywell tram stop

Ladywell is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in the Ladywell area of the City of Salford, in North West England, and opened on 12 June 1999 as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion.

Ladywell
Metrolink
Ladywell tram stop in November 2018, looking towards the 'dive' under Ladywell roundabout.
Ladywell
Location of Ladywell in Greater Manchester
Location
PlaceLadywell
Local authorityCity of Salford
Coordinates53.4840°N 2.3268°W / 53.4840; -2.3268
Grid referenceSJ783986
Platforms2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone2
Present statusIn operation
Operations
Original operatorManchester Metrolink
History
Opened12 June 1999

Ladywell boasts a "Park and Ride" car park for Metrolink customer which less than a 3-minute walk from the end of the platforms.

The tram stop itself is named after the nearby roundabout, Ladywell roundabout, which the tram lines tunnel under.

Services

Service pattern
  • 12 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (via MediaCityUK at offpeak times).
  • 12 minute service to Eccles.

Connecting bus routes

Ladywell station is served by First Greater Manchester service 33, which runs to Manchester and to Worsley via Eccles, with evening and Sunday journeys continuing to Wigan via Atherton, First service 63, which runs to Manchester and to Brookhouse via Eccles, First service 68, which runs to Trafford Centre via Eccles and to Bolton via Worsley, Walkden and Little Hulton, Arriva North West Sunday service 70, which runs to Clifton via Eccles and Swinton and to Manchester via Pendleton and Orsdall. First service 484 runs from Eccles to Ladywell before continuing to Prestwich via Swinton.[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
Eccles
Terminus
Eccles – Ashton-under-Lyne Line
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