Salford Central

CRS Code	SFD
Collected date	17/09/16

Salford Central sits close to the centre of Manchester, currently only on the line between Manchester Victoria and Salford Crescent. However, there are a pair of disused platforms which Network Rail plan to reopen in the future.

The entrance to the station is via a glass fronted concourse under the railway bridge over New Bridge Street. Here's the southern entrance to the concourse:

A view of the glass atrium in the context of the bridge:

The northern side of the railway bridge with the entrance to the atrium on the right:

Inside the glass atrium:

The steps and ramp lead to this ticket hall and (beyond on the right) to the platforms:

The round entrance on the right of the previous shot leads to a subway which connects the platforms. From this subway is a ramp up to platform 2:

Up on platform 2 under the canopy:

Looking east along the line from platform 2:

At the western end of platform 2 looking west:

A fence separates platform 2 from disused platforms:

Beyond a disused trackbed is the disused former platform 4:

Looking west along the former platform 3:

Walking back down platform 2 but avoiding the ramp down to the subway:

At the far end beyond the ramp is the lift down to the new glass concourse:

Turning round we can see the roof of the ramp up to platform 2:

And further to the left is the disused trackbed looking back west:

Looking east along the disused trackbed as it crosses the road below:

Inside the bridge we can see a bit more detail of the decorated bridge on the left:

Back down to the underpass, we look from the platform 1 end towards the centre for platform 2 and the far distance for the ticket hall:

The platform 1 end of the underpass with the ramp up to the platform behind us:

Up the top of the ramp:

Under the canopy on platform 1:

Platform 1 seen from platform 2:

The eastern end of platform 1 and its lift:

Looking west from platform 1:

Looking back from the western end of platform 1:

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