Eccles
Metrolink station
The Metrolink station at Eccles Interchange in November 2018.
General information
Location	Eccles,City of Salford England
Coordinates	53°28′59″N2°20′04″W / 53.48307°N 2.33456°W /53.48307; -2.33456
Grid reference	SJ779985
Line(s)	Eccles Line
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	21 July 2000
Original company	Manchester Metrolink
Route map Legend toDeansgate-Castlefield 0:19 Cornbrook toTrafford Bar Bridgewater Canal 0:17 Pomona toWharfside Manchester Ship Canal 0:15 Exchange Quay 0:13 Salford Quays 0:11 Anchorage 0:09 Harbour City MediaCityUK bridge toImperial War Museum 0:08 Broadway 0:06 Langworthy 0:04 Weaste 0:01 Ladywell 0:00 Eccles ( Eccles) This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Eccles Interchange is atransport hub inEccles, Greater Manchester, England. It is composed of abus station and a single-platformMetrolink light rail station, the latter of which is the terminus of the system'sEccles Line, and opened on 21 July 2000. The interchange is roughly 300 metres (330 yd) away fromEccles railway station.^[1]

The Eccles line for the Metrolink was approved in 1996, with the station being built on Regent Street in the town centre, next to existing bus stops> The station was opened for service on 21 July 2000,^[2] while the station was given the official opening, along with the Eccles line, in January 2001, whenthe Princess Royal visited the town centre.^[3] The new bus station was built next to the existing tram stop and opened in 2001,^[4] with additional stops and shelter added adjacent to the station in 2005.^[5]

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Legend
Past, present and future
toWigan Wallgate   toBolton Great Moor Street toWigan North Western   Little Hulton Ellenbrook Walkden Low Level Walkden High Level toLiverpool Lime Street Moorside toBolton Barton Moss Worsley Swinton Dixon Fold Patricroft  Monton Green Pendlebury toBury Irlams-o'-th'-Height Eccles Eccles   Clifton Junction Ladywell   Agecroft Bridge Weaste Weaste Brindle Heath Jct Agecroft Jct Langworthy Seedley Pendleton Pendleton Bridge Broadway Cross Lane MediaCityUK Harbour City   Salford Crescent Anchorage Salford Docks Salford Quays Windsor Link Exchange Quay Ordsall Lane   Oldfield Road Metrolink toManchester Ordsall Chord Salford Central to Manchester Deansgate to Manchester Victoria

Preceding station	Manchester Metrolink			Following station
Terminus		Eccles–Ashton (peak only)		Ladywell towardsAshton-under-Lyne
		Eccles–Ashton via MediaCityUK (off-peak only)

The majority of services are run byGo North West with the remainder of services run byArriva North West andDiamond Bus North West.

There are frequent buses running toManchester,Pendleton,Brookhouse,Irlam,Cadishead,Seedley,Weaste,Salford Royal Hospital,Worsley and theTrafford Centre. Buses also run toSale,Farnworth,Bolton,Swinton,Winton,Stockport andWarrington.

• Eccles Stop Information (Metrolink)
• Eccles area map (Metrolink)

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