Salford Crescent railway station

Salford Crescent
for University of Salford
Location
Place	Salford
Local authority	Salford
Grid reference	SJ818988
Operations
Station code	SLD
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.583 million
2005/06 *	0.671 million
2006/07 *	0.830 million
2007/08 *	0.876 million
2008/09 *	1.331 million
2009/10 *	1.374 million
History
Opened May 1987 (May 1987)
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Salford Crescent from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Salford Crescent is one of two railway stations in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The other station is Salford Central.

The station is 1.75 miles (2.82 km) west of Manchester Victoria and 2.25 miles (3.62 km) west of Manchester Piccadilly. It consists of a single island platform with a ticket office and waiting room.

The station is also signposted as "For University of Salford", as the station is located in between the University's Peel Park Campus and the Frederick Road Campus.

Salford Crescent is located on two main rail lines in Greater Manchester. First, it forms the point of a split in the Manchester-Preston Line, with local services running on to Manchester Victoria and long-distance services going to Manchester Piccadilly. Secondly, it is part of the line between Manchester and Wigan Wallgate. Due to its location it is frequently used as an interchange between the two lines.

Manchester North signalling centre is situated at the station - this controls the routes through Manchester Victoria station and on towards Rochdale and Ashton but not the tracks that actually pass in front of it (which are controlled from Manchester Piccadilly SCC).

Services

Eastbound: frequent services operate to Manchester Piccadilly (some continuing to Manchester Airport or Buxton, the latter peak hours only) and to Manchester Victoria & Rochdale.

Westbound: Northern Rail services operate to Bolton, Clitheroe, Wigan, Kirkby and Southport, whilst First TransPennine Express services operate to Barrow-in-Furness and to Oxenholme and Windermere (limited service - through trains to Glasgow & Edinburgh no longer stop here). Both First TransPennine and Northern operate to Blackpool North.

Connecting bus routes

Salford Crescent is served by Salford Quays Link service 9, linking Salford University, Salford Crescent railway station and Salford Shopping City in Pendleton with Salford Quays and MediaCityUK, the service utilises TfGM owned hybrid buses and operation contracted to Maytree Travel. Services 8, 12, 26, 31, 32, 36, 37, 67, 100 and X34 stop outside the station running to Manchester, terminating at either Piccadilly Gardens or Shudehill Interchange. Services also head towards Bolton, Eccles, Leigh, Trafford Centre, Warrington and Wigan.

Expansion

Network Rail recognise that Salford Crescent has been the "victim of its own success" and the tiny station cannot cope with current levels of patronage, leading to platform overcrowding.

The report suggests development/expansion of the station (with extra platforms), even greater use of it as an interchange and possibly use as a terminus for services from the East of Manchester. It also raises the possibility of relocating the station.

External links

• Train times and station information for Salford Crescent railway station from National Rail

Salford Lines (Past, present and future)

Legend To Wigan To Bolton Little Hulton To Wigan Ellenbrook;Walkden Low Level Walkden High Level To Warrington Moorside; To Bolton Barton Moss;Worsley Swinton;Dixon Fold Patricroft;Monton Green Pendlebury;To Bury Irlams-o'-th'-Height Eccles;Eccles Clifton Junction Ladywell Agecroft Bridge Weaste;Weaste Brindle Heath Jct; Agecroft Jct Langworthy;Seedley Pendleton Bridge MediaCityUK;Broadway Cross Lane; Pendleton Harbour City Salford Crescent Anchorage Salford Docks Salford Quays Windsor Link Exchange Quay Ordsall Lane; Oldfield Road To Manchester (Metrolink) Ordsall Chord(proposed) To Manchester (Deansgate) Salford Central To Manchester (Victoria)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Deansgate		TransPennine Express TransPennine North West		Bolton
Salford Central or Deansgate		Northern Rail Manchester-Preston Line		Clifton Bolton on Sundays
Salford Central		Northern Rail Ribble Valley Line		Bolton
Salford Central		Northern Rail Manchester-Southport Line		Swinton Hindley on Sundays
Salford Central		Northern Rail Manchester-Kirkby Mondays-Saturdays only		Swinton