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A busy train station is set to close for a day this weekend (Sunday, April 27) in order for a new platform to be installed. Salford Crescent opened in 1987, and customer numbers have increased year-on-year, with the station handling almost 1.2 million entries and exits in 2022/23, making it one of the busiest stations in Greater Manchester.
Due to the increase, Network Rail says the existing platform can no longer cope with the increasing number of customers using it, so a third platform is being built. Read more: Extra trains laid on for Grand National racegoers this weekend Read more: Life-saving equipment to be fitted to all TPE trains Read more: Everything you need to know about Northern trains over Christmas Sunday 27 April 2025 Sunday 4 May 2025 Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2025 Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September 2025 When the line is closed, rail replacement buses will run between Manchester and Bolton. Some train services between Manchester, Wigan and Preston will be diverted via an alternative route.
A section of University Road West will also be closed for around 12 months to allow the team to safely carry out the work. A diversionary route is in place to minimise local disruption and access to properties remains open at all times..
