Eccles Interchange is a
transport hub in
Eccles, Greater Manchester
Eccles () is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England,
west of Salford and west of Manchester, split by the M602 motorway and bordered by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south. The town is famous for the Eccles cake.
...
, England. It is composed of a
bus station, and a single-platform
Metrolink light rail station, the latter of which is the terminus of the system's
Eccles Line
The Eccles Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester running from Manchester to Eccles, Greater Manchester, Eccles via Salford Quays, with a short spur to MediaCityUK. It was opened in phases during 1999–2000 as part ...
. It opened on 21 July 2000. It is roughly away from
Eccles railway station.
History
The Eccles line for the Metrolink was approved in 1996, with the station being built next to on Regent Street in the town centre, next to existing bus stops in the town centre. The station was opened for service on 21 July 2000, while the station was given the official opening, along with the Eccles line, in January 2001, when the Princess Royal visited the town centre. The new bus station was built next to the existing tram stop and opened in 2001, with additional stops and shelter added adjacent to the station in 2005.
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Metrolink services
Service pattern
12 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (via MediaCityUK at offpeak times).
Bus services
The majority of services are run by
Go North West with the remainder of services run by
Arriva North West and
Diamond Bus North West.
There are frequent buses running to
Manchester,
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Places
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,
Brookhouse,
Irlam,
Cadishead,
Seedley,
Weaste
Weaste () is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2014, Weaste and Seedley ward had a population of 12,616.
History
Historically in Lancashire, it is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 (Ec ...
,
Salford Royal Hospital,
Worsley and the
Trafford Centre. Buses also run to
Sale,
Farnworth,
Bolton,
Swinton,
Winton,
Stockport
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.
Most of the town is within ...
and
Warrington.
References
External links
Eccles Stop Information (Metrolink)Eccles area map (Metrolink)
Tram stops in Salford
Tram stops on the Eccles to Piccadilly line
Bus stations in Greater Manchester
Eccles, Greater Manchester
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