Salford Crescent railway station

All services are operated by Northern Trains. As of December 2022, the typical weekday off-peak service is: Northbound • 2tph to • 2tph to • 2tph to via , with 1tph continuing to • 1tph to • 1tph to Southbound • 2tph to • 1tph to • 1tph to • 2tph to • 1tph to • 1tph to via and Services are significantly reduced on Sundays, with 1 train per hour to each of , , , , , via and . Engineering work on the heavily delayed Manchester–Preston line electrification project saw all weekend services here suspended (and replaced by buses) for much of 2017-18 (through trains being diverted via Eccles and the West Coast Main Line) - these blockades continued until November 2018. Electric services commenced on Monday 11 February 2019 utilising electric multiple units. ==Connecting bus routes==

Salford Crescent is served by route 50, operated by Metroline Manchester on behalf of Transport for Greater Manchester's Bee Network, a radial cross-city bus service between East Didsbury and MediaCityUK. {{cite web {{cite web ==Improvements==

In 2007, Network Rail recognised that Salford Crescent could not cope with existing passenger levels, leading to platform overcrowding. It suggested expansion of the station with extra platforms, greater use of it as an interchange and use as a terminus for services from east of Manchester. It also raised the possibility of moving the station. In 2012, improvement work started at the station, including platform extensions, a new rain canopy and the relocation of the ticket office to street level. The works were completed in October 2013 and officially opened by Mayor of Salford, Ian Stewart. On 25 May 2023, it was announced that a third platform would be added. File:Salford Crescent Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1700803.jpg|The station in 2010, prior to the improvement works. File:Salford Crescent 1.jpg|Work in progress at Salford Crescent Railway station July 2025 File:Salford Crescent 2.jpg|Work in progress at Salford Crescent Railway station July 2025 File:Salford Crescent 3.jpg|Work in progress at Salford Crescent Railway station July 2025 File:Salford Crescent 4.jpg|Work in progress at Salford Crescent Railway station July 2025 File:Salford Crescent 5.jpg|Work in progress at Salford Crescent Railway station July 2025 ==Electrification==

Although it does not include the line via to Wigan, the main line connecting Manchester stations to Preston and Blackpool passing through Salford Crescent has been electrified. The physical-civil engineering work was hit by a number of delays which delayed its completion by two years. The first electric test trains ran on the night of 13 December 2018, and the first electric passenger services commenced in early February 2019, utilising Class 319 electric multiple units. ==Facilities==

The station's ticket office is staffed throughout the week (06:30 to 21:45 weekdays and Saturdays, 09:10 to 16:00 on Sundays) and there is a self-service ticket machine in the booking hall. A waiting room, digital information screens and automated announcements are provided at platform level. Step-free access is via a lift from the road bridge and ticket hall (there is also a staircase to the platform). ==References==