Place Salford Station code SLD DfT category C2 Address Salford, United Kingdom Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SJ818988 Managed by Northern 2011/12 1.548 million Opened May 1987 | |
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Pte Transport for Greater Manchester Similar Salford Central railway st, Deansgate railway station, Manchester Victoria station, Ardwick railway station, Anchorage tram stop | ||
Walk from salford crescent railway station to castle irwell student village
Salford Crescent railway station is a railway station in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, opened by British Rail in 1987.
Contents
- Walk from salford crescent railway station to castle irwell student village
- Services
- Connecting bus routes
- Improvements
- Facilities
- References
The station is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Salford Central, 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 near the University of Salford, between the Peel Park and Frederick Road Campus.
Salford Crescent is 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 (via the 1988 Windsor Link to Ordsall Lane Junction), and is also part of the line between Manchester and Southport, frequently being used as an interchange between the two lines. Manchester North signalling centre was formerly located at the station, prior to its closure in April 2015.
Services
Eastbound: frequent services operate to Manchester Piccadilly, mostly continuing to either Manchester Airport or Hazel Grove and to Manchester Victoria, with certain services extending to either Stalybridge or Blackburn via Todmorden and Burnley Manchester Road.
Westbound: Northern services operate to Bolton, Clitheroe, Wigan Wallgate (via Atherton as well as via Bolton), Kirkby, Southport, Preston and Blackpool North, they also operate a limited number of services to Barrow-in-Furness and to Windermere.
First TransPennine Express used to run the services from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North, Windermere & Barrow but this was passed on to the new Northern franchise on the 1st April 2016.
Connecting bus routes
Salford Crescent is served by Stagecoach Manchester's service 50, a cross-city bus service between East Didsbury and MediaCityUK. Services 8, 31, 36, 37, 67 and 100 also stop outside the station and run to Manchester, terminating at either Piccadilly Gardens or Shudehill Interchange. Services also head towards Bolton, Eccles, Swinton, Trafford Centre, Warrington and Farnworth.
Improvements
In 2007, Network Rail recognised that Salford Crescent could not cope with existing passenger levels, leading to platform overcrowding. It suggested expansion of the station with extra platforms, greater use of it as an interchange and use as a terminus for services from east of Manchester. It also raised the possibility of relocating the station.
In 2012, improvement work started at the station, including platform extensions, a new rain canopy and the relocation of the ticket office to street level. The works were completed in October 2013 and officially opened by Mayor of Salford Ian Stewart.
Facilities
The station's ticket office is manned throughout the week (06:30 to 21:45 weekdays and Saturdays, 09:10 to 16:00 on Sundays) and there is a self-service ticket machine in the booking hall. A waiting room, digital information screens and automated announcements are provided at platform level. Step-free access is via a lift from the road bridge and ticket hall (there is also a staircase to the platform).