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Salford Quays

Yellow Line · one line calls here

Tram times hereMetrolink map
1lineYellow Line
6 minbetween tramsdaytime, Yellow Line
05:29first tramMonday to Thursday
00:34+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at Salford Quays

Salford Quays is on the Yellow Line and nothing else, so every tram through here is going one of two ways. It is about 14 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Yellow Line, and 2.8 km away on the ground. On the Yellow Line it is stop 8 of 16. Counting both directions, 260 trams call on a normal weekday.

Manchester Metrolink — Salford Quays tram stop
A tram on the Metrolink network; the photograph is not of this stop in particular. Photo: Abfab27 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Tram times at Salford Quays

First and last tram in each direction, by day of the week.

Yellow Linetowards Eccles
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday05:2923:54130
Friday05:2900:54+1134
Saturday05:2900:53+1120
Sunday06:2923:3970
Yellow Linetowards Piccadilly
DaysFirstLastTrams
Monday to Thursday06:1200:34+1130
Friday06:1201:34+1134
Saturday06:1201:34+1120
Sunday07:1200:19+170

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from Salford Quays

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

ToRiding timeChangesLine
the city centre
St Peter's Square
15 mindirectYellow Line
Piccadilly station
Piccadilly
21 mindirectYellow Line
Victoria station
Victoria
29 min1 changeYellow Line Green Line
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport
61 min1 changeYellow Line Navy Line
MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK
6 mindirectYellow Line
The Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre
26 min1 changeYellow Line Red Line

Riding time from the operator’s timetable, with 6 minutes allowed for each change. Waiting for the first tram is not included. Any other pair of stops: the journey planner.

Every departure from Salford Quays

The full list, hour by hour, straight from the registered timetable.

Monday to Thursday · Eccles
0529 44 59
0609 24 33 39 47 54
0702 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
0803 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
0903 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1003 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1103 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1203 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1303 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1403 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1503 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1603 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1703 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1803 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
1903 09 18 24 33 39 48 54
2003 09 24 39 54
2109 24 39 54
2209 24 39 54
2309 24 39 54
Monday to Thursday · Piccadilly
0612 27 42 49 55
0704 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
0804 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
0904 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1004 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1104 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1204 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1304 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1404 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1504 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1604 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1704 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1804 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
1904 10 19 25 34 40 49 55
2004 10 19 25 42 57
2112 27 42 57
2212 27 42 57
2312 27 42 49
2404 19 34

Monday to Thursday, in the service day the operator uses: a tram shown as 24:12 leaves at 00:12 and belongs to the previous day. Friday, Saturday and Sunday first and last trams are in the table above.

Next and previous stops

Yellow Line · towards Ecclesfrom Exchange Quay (2 min), on to Anchorage (2 min)
Yellow Line · towards Piccadillyfrom Anchorage (2 min), on to Exchange Quay (2 min)

Questions about Salford Quays

the Yellow Line.

05:29, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

The last one leaves at 00:34, after midnight — it still counts as the previous day’s service, which is why timetables write it as a time past 24:00. Friday and Saturday run later still.

About 14 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Yellow Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.

260 a weekday counting both directions — roughly one every 15 minutes each way through the middle of the day.

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