Salford Central railway station
You can reach 67 stations directly from Salford Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Manchester Victoria, with 167 trains a day.
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Salford Central is the nearest station for postcodes in M3. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Salford Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Victoria | 167 | 166 | 30 |
| Salford Crescent | 167 | 166 | 30 |
| Rochdale | 126 | 125 | 0 |
| Hindley | 101 | 100 | 15 |
| Bolton | 99 | 99 | 15 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 98 | 96 | 15 |
| Blackburn | 95 | 94 | 15 |
| Atherton | 68 | 67 | 15 |
| Daisy Hill | 68 | 67 | 15 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 68 | 67 | 15 |
| Walkden | 68 | 67 | 15 |
| Ince | 64 | 65 | 15 |
| Bromley Cross | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Darwen | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Hag Fold | 65 | 64 | 15 |
| Hall i' th' Wood | 64 | 64 | 15 |
| Littleborough | 63 | 64 | 0 |
| Todmorden | 64 | 64 | 0 |
| Smithy Bridge | 62 | 63 | 0 |
| Castleton | 62 | 62 | 0 |
| Mills Hill | 62 | 62 | 0 |
| Moston | 62 | 62 | 0 |
| Walsden | 39 | 40 | 0 |
| Clitheroe | 34 | 38 | 0 |
| Langho | 34 | 38 | 0 |
| Ramsgreave and Wilpshire | 34 | 38 | 0 |
| Whalley | 34 | 38 | 0 |
| Entwistle | 37 | 37 | 14 |
| Farnworth | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Moorside | 36 | 35 | 15 |
| Westhoughton | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Hebden Bridge | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Kearsley | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Leeds | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Moses Gate | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Mytholmroyd | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Sowerby Bridge | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Bradford Interchange | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Halifax | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 32 | 32 | 0 |
and 31 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Salford Central is
814,746 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 639th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Salford Central and Bolton than any other pair: 89,732 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 23 stations instead of 67, a drop of about 66%. Saturday runs to 71.
Nearest other stations
- Deansgate 0.6 miles
- Manchester Victoria 0.6 miles
- Manchester Oxford Road 0.8 miles
- Salford Crescent 0.9 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly 1.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Salford Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Former Liverpool Road Railway Station Station Masters House · 0.4 miles
- Manchester Liverpool Road · 0.4 miles
- Oldfield Road · 0.4 miles
- Manchester Exchange · 0.4 miles
- Ordsall Lane · 0.4 miles
- Manchester Central · 0.6 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.