Anchorage

Q: Yellow Line → Eccles (Monday to Thursday, 130 trams)

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Q: Yellow Line → Piccadilly (Monday to Thursday, 130 trams)

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Yellow Line · one line calls here

Tram times here Metrolink map

1lineYellow Line

7 minbetween tramsdaytime, Yellow Line

05:31first tramMonday to Thursday

00:31+1last tramafter midnight

Getting the tram at Anchorage

Anchorage is on the Yellow Line and nothing else, so every tram through here is going one of two ways. It is about 17 minutes from St Peter's Square in the city centre on the Yellow Line, and 2.9 km away on the ground. On the Yellow Line it is stop 9 of 16. Counting both directions, 260 trams call on a normal weekday.

Manchester Metrolink — Anchorage tram stop — A tram on the Metrolink network; the photograph is not of this stop in particular. Photo: Steve Knight, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tram times at Anchorage

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

Yellow Linetowards Eccles

Days	First	Last	Trams
Monday to Thursday	05:31	23:57	130
Friday	05:31	00:57⁺¹	134
Saturday	05:31	00:56⁺¹	120
Sunday	06:31	23:42	70

Yellow Linetowards Piccadilly

Days	First	Last	Trams
Monday to Thursday	06:09	00:31⁺¹	130
Friday	06:09	01:31⁺¹	134
Saturday	06:09	01:31⁺¹	120
Sunday	07:09	00:16⁺¹	70

Published timetable, not live running — why.

How long it takes from Anchorage

To the places people actually go, from this platform.

To	Riding time	Changes	Line
the city centre St Peter's Square	17 min	direct	Yellow Line
Piccadilly station Piccadilly	23 min	direct	Yellow Line
Victoria station Victoria	31 min	1 change	Yellow Line Green Line
Manchester Airport Manchester Airport	63 min	1 change	Yellow Line Navy Line
MediaCityUK MediaCityUK	4 min	direct	Yellow Line
The Trafford Centre The Trafford Centre	28 min	1 change	Yellow 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 Anchorage

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

Yellow Line → Eccles (Monday to Thursday, 130 trams)

Monday to Thursday · Eccles

0531 46

0601 12 27 36 42 50 57

0705 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

0805 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

0905 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1005 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1105 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1205 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1305 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1405 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1505 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1605 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1705 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1805 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

1905 12 20 27 35 42 50 57

2005 12 27 42 57

2112 27 42 57

2212 27 42 57

2312 27 42 57

Yellow Line → Piccadilly (Monday to Thursday, 130 trams)

Monday to Thursday · Piccadilly

0609 24 39 46 53

0701 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

0801 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

0901 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1001 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1101 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1201 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1301 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1401 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1501 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1601 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1701 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1801 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

1901 08 16 23 31 38 46 53

2001 08 16 23 39 54

2109 24 39 54

2209 24 39 54

2309 24 39 46

2401 16 31

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 Salford Quays (2 min), on to Harbour City (2 min)

Yellow Line · towards Piccadillyfrom Harbour City (2 min), on to Salford Quays (2 min)

Questions about Anchorage

What lines stop at Anchorage?

the Yellow Line.

What time is the first tram from Anchorage?

05:31, Monday to Thursday. Saturday and Sunday both start later; the table above has each day.

Is there a late tram from Anchorage?

The last one leaves at 00:31, 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.

How long does it take to get to the city centre from Anchorage?

About 17 minutes to St Peter's Square on the Yellow Line, and the journey planner will do any other pair of stops.

How often do trams leave Anchorage?

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

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Tram times on this page come from the Traveline National Dataset (TransXChange, Open Government Licence v3.0); stop names and coordinates from NaPTAN, the Department for Transport stop register. Manchester Metrolink is an independent guide: it is not run by Metrolink or Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and has no connection with either. Check tfgm.com before you travel.