Anchorage tram stop

Anchorage tram stop is on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system, in the Salford Quays area, in North West England. It opened on 6 December 1999 as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion, next to The Anchorage skyscraper that was constructed in 1991, and near the terminus of Salford's old Dock 9.

Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Trafford and Oasis Academy MediaCityUK.

Old Trafford

Stadium

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Old Trafford is a football stadium in the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,158, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe. Old Trafford is situated 1 mile south of Anchorage tram stop.

Oasis Academy MediaCityUK

School

Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is a co-educational secondary school for 11-16 year olds in Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The school is an academy run by Oasis Community Learning, a multi-academy trust. Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is situated 590 feet northeast of Anchorage tram stop.

Imperial War Museum North

Museum

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Imperial War Museum North is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. Imperial War Museum North is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Anchorage tram stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salford Quays and Ordsall.

Salford Quays

Suburb

Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it faces Trafford across the canal.

Ordsall

Suburb

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Ordsall is an inner city suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,194. It lies chiefly to the south of the A57 road, close to the River Irwell, the main boundary with the city of Manchester, Salford Quays and Manchester Ship Canal, which divides it from Stretford.