Place Salford Quays Metrolink Zone H Original operator Metrolink | Grid reference SJ813968 Present status In operation Opened 12 June 1999 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Address St James Street, Salford M5 3BE, UK Similar Old Trafford, Salford Quays, MediaCit, Old Trafford, Pomona | ||
Exchange Quay is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in the Salford Quays area, in North West England, and opened on 12 June 1999 as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion. The stop serves the Exchange Quay office complex and the surrounding area and is often used as a stop for Old Trafford football stadium.
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Exchange Quay
The station serves the Exchange Quay office complex in Salford Quays and the surrounding area. The complex, owned by Hunter Property Fund Management, consists of six office buildings, a gym, several car parks, and a retail area. Due to the station's close proximity to Old Trafford football stadium it is frequently used on match-days by fans using the Eccles and MediaCityUK services.
Service pattern
Connecting bus routes
Exchange Quay station is served by Arriva North West services 71 and 73, which stop outside the station on Ordsall Lane. The service runs to Clifton via Pendleton and Swinton and to Manchester Shudehill Interchange. Arriva service 70 also serves the station on Sundays, which also runs to Manchester and to Clifton, although via Eccles. Arriva service 245 starts/ends its journeys at Exchange Quay and runs throughout the day Monday–Saturdays to Altrincham via Trafford Centre, Flixton, Urmston, Stretford and Sale
The station is also served by services stopping on Trafford Road. First Greater Manchester service 53, which runs to Pendleton and to Cheetham Hill via Rusholme, Gorton and Harpurhey, while Arriva service 79 runs to Swinton via Ordsall and Pendleton and to Stretford via Old Trafford.