Salford Crescent railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Salford Crescent
other_name= for University of Salford
code = SLD

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caption =
manager = Northern Rail
locale = Salford
borough = Salford
usage0405 = 0.583
usage0506 = 0.671
usage0607 = 0.701
platforms = 2
start = May 1987

Salford Crescent is one of two railway stations serving the City of Salford, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. The other station is Salford Central.

The station is convert|1.75|mi|km west of Manchester Victoria and convert|2.25|mi|km west of Manchester Piccadilly. It consists of a single island platform with a ticket office and waiting room.

The station is also signposted as "For University of Salford", as the station is located in between the University's Peel Park Campus and the Frederick Road Campus.

Salford Crescent is located on two main rail lines in the Manchester area. First, it forms 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. Secondly, it is part of the line between Manchester and Wigan Wallgate. Due to its location it is frequently used as an interchange between the two lines.

ervices

Eastbound: frequent services operate to Manchester Piccadilly (some continuing to Manchester Airport and Buxton) and to Manchester Victoria & Rochdale.

Westbound: Northern Rail services operate to Bolton, Clitheroe, Wigan, Kirkbyand Southport, whilst First TransPennine Express services operate to Barrow-in-Furness, Oxenholme and Edinburgh. Both First TransPennine and Northern operate to Blackpool North.

Expansion

Network Rail recognise that Salford Crescent has been the "victim of its own success" and the tiny station cannot cope with current levels of patronage, leading to platform overcrowding. [http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/north%20west/north%20west%20rus.pdf]

The report suggests development/expansion of the station (with extra platforms), even greater use of it as an interchange and possibly use as a terminus for services from the East of Manchester. It also raises the possibility of relocating the station.

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