The very modern approach to Manchester Piccadilly station The station concourse; platforms at this terminus station are behind a glass screen
The station side-wall showing the elevation of the platforms, which are on a level with the brown brickwork 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. Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...
Finnish Pendolino in lake scenery Pendolino is a tilting train used in Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Czech Republic and now the United Kingdom. ...
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. ...
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Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...
Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ...
The tracks approaching the station Birmingham New Street is a major railway station located in the centre of the city of Birmingham, England. ...
Inside Glasgow Central Glasgow Central Station is a major railway station in Glasgow. ...
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 London Road station, the terminus of the Manchester and Birmingham 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. A database query syntax error has occurred. ...
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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 Metrolink is the light-rail (tram) system which runs throughout Greater Manchester, in England, centred on Manchester city centre. ...
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Piccadilly station handles approximately 1,000 train movements daily.
External links
- Station information (http://www.networkrail.co.uk/Stations/stations/manchesterpiccadilly/Default.aspx) on Manchester Piccadilly station from Network Rail
- Train times (http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=MAN) for Manchester Piccadilly station from National Rail
- Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/places.cgi?client=public&lang=&advanced=&quicksearch=M607RA) and aerial photo (http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&lang=&pc=M607RA) of Manchester Piccadilly station from Multimap.com
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