Salford Central Railway Station
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Salford Central Railway Station
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 19 Mar 2014
Salford Railway Station opened in 1838 as a terminus on the Manchester and Bolton Railway. The line was extended to Manchester Victoria in 1843 with the connection carried on iron columns. The station was renamed Salford Central in 1988, to avoid confusion with the far more recently built Salford Crescent (built to replace nearby Pendleton railway station), although it is by no means central to Salford being sited on New Bailey Street, just over the River Irwell from Manchester city centre. It is very close to Manchester's Spinningfields district and the Deansgate area. The station has only two platforms in current use (platforms 3 & 4 have been disused since the early 1990s). It is served by trains to and from Manchester Victoria, towards Rochdale, Salford Crescent, Bolton, Wigan Wallgate and beyond.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.482585
Longitude
-2.256134