The line physically starts at a junction with the
Altrincham Line, just west of
Cornbrook tram stop, which itself was opened with the line, initially as an interchange between the Eccles and Altrincham lines. It then runs over the 650-metre-long
Pomona Viaduct, which carries the line over the
Bridgewater Canal:
Pomona tram stop is located upon this viaduct south of the ship canal, and is the interchange with the
Trafford Park Line which opened in March 2020. The line then takes a sharp right turn to pass over the Manchester Ship Canal to enter the Salford Quays area, and plunges down to street-level to get to
Exchange Quay tram stop. It takes another sharp turn and crosses Trafford Road to get to
Salford Quays, then runs alongside and crosses over The Quays (road) and travels on a short bridge (Furness Quay Ramp) to get to
Anchorage. After crossing another road and travelling on a short off-street section, it gets to
Harbour City. There is a short spur after this tram stop to
MediaCityUK. After the next stop,
Broadway, the line begins running on the street at South Langworthy Road, then takes a sharp left turn to get onto Eccles New Road and
Langworthy tram stop. It runs all the way to Eccles town centre along Eccles New Road, serving
Weaste and
Ladywell, temporarily pulling to the side of the road to serve tram stops instead of disrupting traffic, much like the
East Manchester Line, another line on the
Metrolink network. After Ladywell, the line ducks into a tunnel underneath Ladywell Roundabout, and reappears at street-level again just before
Eccles tram stop, and at the same time, the track singles: Eccles is served by a single-platform tram stop.
Route map ==History==