Broadway tram stop explained

Style:Manchester Metrolink
Broadway
Type:Metrolink station
Country:England
Coordinates:53.4748°N -2.2949°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Line:Eccles Line
Status:In operation
Zone:2
Opened:6 December 1999
Original:Metrolink
Platforms:2
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed

Broadway is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 6 December 1999[1] [2] as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, and is located in the Salford Quays area of the City of Salford, in North West England.

The Eccles Line was opened up to Broadway on 6 December 1999. Trams on the line used to terminate here while the street-running section up to Weaste and Eccles was constructed. The Broadway - Eccles section of the line opened on 21 July 2000.

This stop is named after the road perpendicular to it, Broadway.

Connecting bus routes

Broadway tram stop is served by Diamond Bus North West service 29 and Stagecoach Manchester service 50, 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.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timeline — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA . 2024-03-17 . lrta.info.
  2. Web site: Eccles : Routes : Metrolink : TheTrams.co.uk . 2024-03-17 . www.thetrams.co.uk.
  3. Web site: 50 Bus Route & Timetable: East Didsbury - Media City Stagecoach. 2021-08-13. www.stagecoachbus.com. en.