The Windsor Link is a short but key railway line in Salford, Greater Manchester that connects Salford Crescent and Deansgate stations, opened by British Rail in 1988. The new link allows services from north west of Manchester (such as from Southport via Wigan and Bolton; also from Blackpool and Lancaster via Preston) to be diverted from Manchester Victoria to Manchester Piccadilly, emphasising the latter's status as Manchester's main station.