Langworthy tram stop

Langworthy is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 12 June 1999, as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, in the Langworthy area of Salford, in North West England.

Langworthy
Metrolink
Langworthy tram stop in November 2018.
Langworthy Location of Langworthy in Greater Manchester
Location
Place	Langworthy
Local authority	Salford
Coordinates	53.4807°N 2.2962°W / 53.4807; -2.2962
Grid reference	SJ804982
Platforms	2
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone	2
Present status	In operation
Operations
Original operator	Metrolink
History
Opened	12 June 1999
Eccles Line to Ashton-under-Lyne Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) Bridgewater Canal Cornbrook ( Zone 1 Zone 2 boundary) to Altrincham, East Didsbury & Manchester Airport Bridgewater Canal Pomona Trafford Park Line to Intu Trafford Centre Manchester Ship Canal Exchange Quay Salford Quays Anchorage Harbour City MediaCityUK bridge to Imperial War Museum Broadway Langworthy Weaste Ladywell Eccles ( Eccles)

Langworthy Metrolink stop is located on the corner of Langworthy Road and Eccles New Road (the A57). The area to the south and west of the station is largely commercial and industrial. The area to the north along Langworthy Road mostly comprises terraced buildings. The area to the east of Langworthy Road is currently undergoing intensive redevelopment.

This stop lies within ticketing Zone 2.

Services

Langworthy tram stop in 2004

Service pattern

• 12 minute service to Ashton-under-Lyne (via MediaCityUK at offpeak times).
• 12 minute service to Eccles.

Connecting bus routes

Langworthy station is served by three First Greater Manchester services, which are service 27, which runs to Swinton and to Manchester via Pendleton, service 33, which runs to Manchester and to Worsley via Eccles, with evening and Sunday journeys continuing to Wigan via Atherton and service 63, which runs to Manchester and to Brookhouse via Eccles.

Also, stopping nearby is Stagecoach Manchester service 50, branded as City Connect 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.[1][2]

References

1. "Transport for Greater Manchester - Journey Planning - Network Maps". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
2. "City Connect 50". Stagecoach Bus. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

External links

• Langworthy Stop Information
• Langworthy area map

Preceding station		Manchester Metrolink		Following station
Weaste towards Eccles		Eccles – Ashton-under-Lyne Line		Broadway towards Ashton-under-Lyne

Railway Lines in Salford
Past, present and future
to Wigan Wallgate   to Bolton Great Moor Street to Wigan North Western   Little Hulton Ellenbrook Walkden Low Level Walkden High Level to Liverpool Lime Street Moorside to Bolton Barton Moss Worsley Swinton Dixon Fold Patricroft   Monton Green Pendlebury to Bury 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 to Manchester Ordsall Chord Salford Central to Manchester Deansgate to Manchester Victoria