Manchester Piccadilly station

Management
Managed by	Network Rail
Location
Town	Manchester
County	Greater Manchester
Country	England
Local authority	Manchester City Council
Statistics
Annual entry/exit	{{{thexits}}} thousand
Annual entry/exit	8.22 million
Platforms in use	14
History
Opened	1842
Closed	{{{end}}}

Interior shot of the station with the Victorian trainshed.

The station concourse; platforms at this terminus station are behind a glass screen

Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester in England. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. It is one of two major railway stations in Manchester, the other being Manchester Victoria. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 315 KB)Manchester Piccadilly station approach - April 11 2005 By Tagishsimon (talk) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Network Rails logo Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee that owns the fixed assets of that part of the British railway system that formerly belonged to British Rail, the now-defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Manchester City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 277 KB) © Richard Kelly aka Squiddly http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 277 KB) © Richard Kelly aka Squiddly http://www. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Euston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. ... The tracks at the eastern end of Birmingham New Street station Class 390 no. ... The Heilanmans Umbrella Inside Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two main-line railway stations in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ...

The station was originally opened in 1842 as Store Street, but soon became known as London Road station, the terminus of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, shared with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. The terminal part of the station contains 12 platforms, while the busiest part of the station is platforms 13 and 14 which served the former Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway, (opened in 1849), which provides the only through route for trains running through Manchester from southeast to northwest (e.g. Bournemouth - Reading - Birmingham - Manchester - Preston - Glasgow). 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Manchester and Birmingham Railway was built between Manchester and Crewe. ...

In 1911 a second terminal, Mayfield station, was opened to cope with the huge volume of passengers. It was closed again to passengers in 1952, serving as a goods depot for some time after that. The now-disused building is still intact and visible across Fairfield Street from platforms 13 and 14. There has been some speculation [1] that Mayfield may be refurbished to serve once again as an 'overspill' annexe to Piccadilly station. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The station was renamed Manchester Piccadilly when it was rebuilt in 1960 for the new electric train services to London. The glass roof over the terminal platforms was completely replaced in the late 1990s. In 2001-2002, as part of preparations for the 2002 Commonwealth Games the remainder of the station was rebuilt, greatly increasing the size of the station concourse and improving access for road traffic. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4. ...

In the mid 1990s the station undercroft (2 levels below the main rail platforms) was converted to provide two platforms for the Manchester Metrolink tram system, where Piccadilly station is currently the terminus for services to Bury, Altrincham, and Eccles. A Metrolink Tram in Manchester city centre. ... Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Altrincham Borough Council Altrincham (pronounced Oltringum) is a town to the south of Manchester in the Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Location within the British Isles Eccles is a town in Greater Manchester, England that is in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford but not, traditionally, part of Salford. ...

Piccadilly station handles approximately 1,000 train movements daily.

Services

The station side-wall showing the elevation of the platforms, which are on a level with the brown brickwork

A Virgin Trains Pendolino awaiting departure to London

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The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and... Stockport railway station is the main train station serving the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester. ... An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Crewe via Abergavenny, Hereford, Craven Arms, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. ... An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... The station canopy windows reflecting the Refuge Assurance building Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and... Stockport railway station is the main train station serving the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester. ... 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Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... The Manchester to Preston Line runs from the city of Manchester to Preston, Lancashire. ... The station canopy windows reflecting the Refuge Assurance building Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... The Airport-Manchester Line or Manchester Airport Line is a railway line in south Manchester. ... Stockport railway station is the main train station serving the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. ... Northern Rail is a train operating company that has operated local services in the north of England since 2004. ... The Stockport suburb of Heald Green is in the southern outskirts of Cheadle Hulme. ... First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... TransPennine North West is one of the three rail services provided by First TransPennine Express, running in Northern England. ... The station canopy windows reflecting the Refuge Assurance building Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and... The station canopy windows reflecting the Refuge Assurance building Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and... Manchesters International Airport has a station built into its terminal buildings, and is currently a 2-platform hub with transport connections to the local bus network. ... First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... The North TransPennine line is one of the three rail services provided by TransPennine Express running through Northern England. ... Stalybridge railway station serves Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. ... Stockport railway station is the main train station serving the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester. ... First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... South TransPennine is one of the three rail services provided by First TransPennine Express, running in Northern England. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 951 KB)Manchester Piccadilly station Photograph by Lmno on 24 September 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 951 KB)Manchester Piccadilly station Photograph by Lmno on 24 September 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... Class 390 no. ...

External links

• Station information on Manchester Piccadilly station from Network Rail

• Train times and station information for Manchester Piccadilly station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Manchester Piccadilly station from Multimap.com