| Eccles | |
|---|---|
| Eccles railway station in 1988 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Eccles |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ECC |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 65,119 |
| 2005/06 * | 71,534 |
| 2006/07 * | 68,536 |
| 2007/08 * | 73,523 |
| 2008/09 * | 100,938 |
| 2009/10 * | 112,288 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Greater Manchester |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Eccles from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Eccles railway station serves the town of Eccles in the City of Salford district of Greater Manchester.
The station is next to the M602 motorway and is 400 metres away from the Eccles Metrolink station. A short freight-only branch line diverges from the main line here, which descends into the Manchester Ship Canal docks at Salford Quays to serve a Blue Circle cement terminal.
Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly service from Eccles to Manchester Victoria eastbound and Liverpool Lime Street westbound.
Sundays trains towards Manchester go to Manchester Airport via Manchester Piccadilly
The station used to be served by North Wales services in the morning peak but this has now ceased. However, with the creation of the MediaCityUK complex in Salford Quays, a much more frequent pattern of services stopping at Eccles has now been reviewed. [1]
Since 2005 the Friends of Eccles Station (FRECCLES) have adopted the station to help improve the environment and lobby for better passenger services.
For a brief video history about the station [2]
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| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Patricroft Newton-le- Willows on Sundays |
Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Line (Northern Route) |
Manchester Victoria or Manchester Oxford Road (Sundays) |
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Patricroft Line and station open |
London and North Western Railway | Weaste Line open, station closed |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Monton Green | LNW | Weaste | ||