Anchorage tram stop

Anchorage
Metrolink
A T-68A at Anchorage station in 2000
Anchorage Location of Anchorage in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Salford Quays
Local authority	Salford
Coordinates	53°28′27″N 2°17′10″W / 53.4743°N 2.2860°WCoordinates: 53°28′27″N 2°17′10″W / 53.4743°N 2.2860°W
Grid reference	SJ811975
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	H
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	Metrolink
History
Opened	12 June 1999
Eccles Line to Piccadilly Deansgate-Castlefield Deansgate Cornbrook to Altrincham Pomona to Trafford Centre Exchange Quay Salford Quays Anchorage Harbour City MediaCityUK Broadway Langworthy Weaste Ladywell Eccles
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Anchorage tram stop is a 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.

Services

Service pattern

• 12 minute service to Piccadilly with double trams.
• 12 minute service to Eccles via MediaCityUK with double trams.

Connecting bus routes

Anchorage station is served by Arriva North West service 79, which stops nearby within Salford Quays and runs to Swinton via Ordsall and Pendleton and to Stretford via Old Trafford. Also, stopping nearby is Stagecoach Manchester service 50, branded as City Connect linking Salford Shopping Centre in Pendleton, Salford Crescent railway station, Salford University, Salford Central railway station, Manchester and East Didsbury with Salford Quays and MediaCityUK.^[1][2]

References

1. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
2. "City Connect 50". Stagecoach Bus. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

External links

• Anchorage Stop Information
• Anchorage area map

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