Style: | Manchester Metrolink |
Exchange Quay | |
Type: | Metrolink station |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.4677°N -2.2823°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Line: | Eccles Line |
Status: | In operation |
Zone: | 2 |
Opened: | 6 December 1999 |
Original: | Metrolink |
Platforms: | 2 |
Mapframe: | yes |
Map State: | collapsed |
Exchange Quay is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is located in the Salford Quays area, in North West England, and opened on 6 December 1999[1] [2] as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion. The stop serves the Exchange Quay office complex and the surrounding area. It is also often used as a stop for Old Trafford football stadium.
The station serves the Exchange Quay office complex in Salford Quays and the surrounding area.[3] The complex, owned by Hunter Property Fund Management,[4] consists of six office buildings, a gym, several car parks, and a retail area.[3] Due to the station's close proximity to Old Trafford football stadium, it is frequently used on match-days by fans travelling on the Eccles and MediaCityUK services.[5]
Exchange Quay station is served by bus stops on the nearby Trafford Road: Diamond Bus North West service 79, and Go North West Orbits 53, which runs to Pendleton and to Cheetham Hill via Rusholme, Gorton and Harpurhey, operate from these stops.