in operation (with trains running between and Victoria only in the evening and at weekends). The station used to be served by North Wales services in the morning peak but this has now ceased. However, with the creation of the MediaCityUK complex in Salford Quays, a much more frequent pattern of services stopping at Eccles has now been reviewed. See also Eccles rail crash (1941) at the east end of the station in which 23 people were killed. Eccles rail crash (1984) References External links Since 2005 the Friends of Eccles Station (FRECCLES) have adopted the station to help improve the environment and lobby for better passenger services. For a brief video history about the station Railway stations in Salford DfT Category E stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1830 Northern franchise railway stations 1830 establishments in England Eccles, Greater Manchester