Broadway tram stop
{{Short description|Manchester Metrolink tram stop}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| style = Manchester Metrolink
| name = Broadway
| type = Metrolink station
| image = BRD.1.jpg
| caption = Broadway tram stop in November 2018.
| borough = {{Comma separated entries|Salford Quays|Salford}}
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.47481|-2.29494|type:railwaystation_region:GB-SLF|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ805975|25|SJ805975}}
| line = Eccles Line
| status = In operation
| zone = 2
| opened = 6 December 1999
| opening =
| original = Metrolink
| platforms = 2
| mapframe = yes
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| map_state = collapsed
| route_map = {{Manchester Eccles Metrolink line}}
}}
Broadway is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 6 December 1999{{Cite web |title=Timeline — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA |url=https://lrta.info/archive/Manchester/timeline.html |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=lrta.info}}{{Cite web |title=Eccles : Routes : Metrolink : TheTrams.co.uk |url=https://www.thetrams.co.uk/metrolink/eccles/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.thetrams.co.uk}} as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, and is located in the Salford Quays area of the City of Salford, in North West England.
The Eccles Line was opened up to Broadway on 6 December 1999. Trams on the line used to terminate here while the street-running section up to Weaste and Eccles was constructed. The Broadway - Eccles section of the line opened on 21 July 2000.
This stop is named after the road perpendicular to it, Broadway.
Services
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{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system1=Manchester Metrolink
|line1=blue|left1=Langworthy|right1=Harbour City
|line2=blue2|left2=Langworthy|right2=MediaCityUK
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Connecting bus routes
Broadway tram stop is served by Diamond Bus North West service 29 and Stagecoach Manchester service 50, 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.{{Cite web|title=50 Bus Route & Timetable: East Didsbury - Media City {{!}} Stagecoach|url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/routes/greater-manchester/50/east-didsbury-media-city/xjao050.i|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.stagecoachbus.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/broadway-tram Broadway Stop Information]
- [https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/broadway-tram/local-map Broadway area map]
{{Greater Manchester Metrolink stations}}
Category:Tram stops in Salford