Eccles railway station
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| Eccles railway station in 1988 | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Eccles | ||
| Local authority | Salford | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | ECC | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 71,534 | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | Greater Manchester | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Eccles from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Eccles railway station serves the town of Eccles in the City of Salford district of Greater Manchester.
The station is next to the M602 motorway and is 400 metres away from the Eccles Metrolink station.
[edit] Service
Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly service from Eccles to Manchester Victoria eastbound and Liverpool Lime Street westbound.
Sundays trains towards Manchester go to Manchester Airport via Manchester Piccadilly
The station used to be served by North Wales services in the morning peak but this has now ceased.
[edit] See also
- Eccles rail crash (1941) at the east end of the station
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Eccles railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Patricroft | Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Line (Northern Route) |
Manchester Victoria | ||
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