Langworthy | |
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Metrolink | |
Tram at Langworthy tram stop in 2010
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Location of Langworthy in Greater Manchester
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Location | |
Place | Langworthy |
Local authority | Salford |
Coordinates | 53°28′51″N 2°17′46″W / 53.4807°N 2.2962°WCoordinates: 53°28′51″N 2°17′46″W / 53.4807°N 2.2962°W |
Grid reference | SJ804982 |
Platforms | 2 |
Fare zone information | |
Metrolink Zone | H |
Present status | In operation |
Operations | |
Original operator | Metrolink |
History | |
Opened | 12 June 1999 |
Langworthy is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 12 June 1999 as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, and is located in the Langworthy area of the City of Salford, in North West England.
Langworthy Metrolink stop is located on the corner of Langworthy Road and Eccles New Road (the A57). The area to the south and west of the station is largely commercial and industrial. The area to the north along Langworthy Road mostly comprises terraced buildings. The area to the east of Langworthy Road is currently undergoing intensive redevelopment.
This stop lies within ticketing Zone H.
Langworthy station is served by three First Greater Manchester services, which are service 27, which runs to Swinton and to Manchester via Pendleton, service 33, which runs to Manchester and to Worsley via Eccles, with evening and Sunday journeys continuing to Wigan via Atherton and service 63, which runs to Manchester and to Brookhouse via Eccles.
Also, stopping nearby is Stagecoach Manchester service 50, branded as City Connect linking Salford Shopping Centre in Pendleton, Salford Crescent railway station, Salford University, Salford Central railway station, Manchester and East Didsbury with Salford Quays and MediaCityUK.