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^[1][2] 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.

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Anchorage
Metrolink station
Anchorage tram stop looking towards the Anchorage building in November 2018.
General information
Location	Salford Quays, Salford England
Coordinates	53.47433°N 2.28601°W / 53.47433; -2.28601
Grid reference	SJ811975
Line(s)	Eccles Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	In operation
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	6 December 1999
Original company	Metrolink
Route map Legend to Deansgate-Castlefield 0:19 Cornbrook to Altrincham, East Didsbury & Manchester Airport Bridgewater Canal 0:17 Pomona to The Trafford Centre Manchester Ship Canal 0:15 Exchange Quay 0:13 Salford Quays 0:11 Anchorage 0:09 Harbour City MediaCityUK bridge to Imperial War Museum 0:08 Broadway 0:06 Langworthy 0:04 Weaste 0:01 Ladywell 0:00 Eccles ( Eccles) This diagram: view talk edit
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Anchorage tram stop is served by Diamond Bus North West services 29, 73 & 79, Go North West Orbits 53, travelling between Cheetham Hill & Salford Shopping Centre 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.^[3][4]