Salford Crescent railway station
You can reach 85 stations directly from Salford Crescent on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Bolton, with 207 trains a day.
See Salford Crescent on the map
Salford Crescent is the nearest station for postcodes in M5, M6, M50, M7. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Salford Crescent
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 207 | 206 | 40 |
| Manchester Victoria | 171 | 170 | 31 |
| Salford Central | 167 | 166 | 30 |
| Hindley | 136 | 135 | 15 |
| Wigan Wallgate | 132 | 130 | 15 |
| Rochdale | 128 | 126 | 0 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 105 | 104 | 24 |
| Deansgate | 103 | 102 | 24 |
| Ince | 98 | 99 | 15 |
| Blackburn | 97 | 95 | 16 |
| Blackpool North | 74 | 73 | 24 |
| Buckshaw Parkway | 74 | 73 | 24 |
| Chorley | 74 | 73 | 24 |
| Horwich Parkway | 74 | 73 | 24 |
| Kirkham and Wesham | 74 | 73 | 24 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 74 | 73 | 20 |
| Manchester Airport | 69 | 73 | 19 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 74 | 73 | 24 |
| Preston | 74 | 73 | 24 |
| Lostock | 71 | 70 | 24 |
| Atherton | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Daisy Hill | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Leyland | 70 | 69 | 24 |
| Swinton (Manchester) | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Walkden | 70 | 69 | 15 |
| Westhoughton | 68 | 68 | 0 |
| Hag Fold | 67 | 66 | 15 |
| Bromley Cross | 65 | 65 | 16 |
| Darwen | 65 | 65 | 16 |
| Hall i' th' Wood | 65 | 65 | 16 |
| Littleborough | 64 | 64 | 0 |
| Todmorden | 65 | 64 | 0 |
| Castleton | 63 | 63 | 0 |
| Mills Hill | 63 | 63 | 0 |
| Moston | 63 | 63 | 0 |
| Smithy Bridge | 63 | 63 | 0 |
| Appley Bridge | 62 | 62 | 14 |
| Burscough Bridge | 62 | 62 | 14 |
| Gathurst | 62 | 62 | 14 |
| Meols Cop | 62 | 62 | 14 |
and 49 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Salford Crescent is
1,306,766 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 427th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 175,992 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Salford Crescent and Manchester Victoria than any other pair: 151,402 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: 44 stations instead of 85, a drop of about 48%. Saturday runs to 89.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Salford Crescent gains 1 destination including East Didsbury and loses 1 including Stockport.
Nearest other stations
- Salford Central 0.9 miles
- Deansgate 1.3 miles
- Manchester Victoria 1.4 miles
- Manchester Oxford Road 1.6 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly 2.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Salford Crescent, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Cross Lane · 0.5 miles
- Oldfield Road · 0.5 miles
- Pendleton · 0.5 miles
- Pendleton Bridge · 0.6 miles
- Ordsall Lane · 0.7 miles
- Seedley · 0.9 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.