Salford Central
Salford Central station is located within a rapidly developing commercial and residential area.
The station dates from 1843 and is one of the oldest in Greater Manchester. It recently benefitted from the first phase of a redevelopment and modernisation and was provided with a much improved entrance area and lift access to the two platforms.
Address Salford Central Station, New Bailey Street, Salford, Greater Manchester M3 5ET
Grid Reference
SJ 831 984 – for a map visit www.streetmap.co.uk and enter the grid reference.
Operator
Facilities
+ Staffed Station (booking office open Monday to Saturdays 06:25 – 19:35).
+ Ticket Vending machine
+ Seating on platforms
+ Customer Information Screens
+ Public Address System
+ CCTV
There is step-free access to the whole station with ramped access to platforms and ticket office. Lifts are also available.
Other Information
+ Outside the station bus stops provide access to the many routes which enter the city over the nearby Irwell bridge. These include the FREE Metroshuttle Route 3 which links to Spinningfields, St.Peter’s Square, Piccadilly station and many other shopping and entertainment locations. Click here for bus timetables.
+ The massive Spinningfields development is nearby. The development includes extensive and impressive new office buildings, restaurants and high quality shops.
+ Amongst the new buildings is the 16 storey Civil Justice Centre which for reasons obvious to those who see it has the nickname “The Filing Cabinet”
+ Adjacent to the Civil Justice Centre is the recently expanded (due to reopen in February 2010) Peoples History Museum. Click here for more detail.
+ The station is just a short walk to Deansgate with it’s many shops and restaurants, and the superbly renovated and extended John Rylands Library. Click here for more detail.
+ Also just a short walk away is the Castlefield area which contains many attractions including the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) and the canals area where there is a great variety of bars and restaurants. Click here for more detail about MOSI.
+ Manchester Town Hall is also easily reached from the station by foot. Click here for more detail.
Location
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