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'Manchester Piccadilly station', or known locally as just 'Piccadilly', is the principal railway station of Manchester in England, and lies on the Manchester loop of the West Coast Main Line. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street, Cardiff Central and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. Operated by Network Rail, it is the largest and busiest of the five city centre railway stations in central Manchester/Salford, the others being Manchester Victoria, Salford Central, GMEX Deansgate and Manchester Oxford Road. It is the fifth busiest major station in the United Kingdom outside London for footfall,[1] and the busiest in England ouside London for passenger usage (Glasgow, Scotland is busier).[2] It is one of 17 British railway stations managed by Network Rail. Manchester Piccadilly has the highest customer satisfaction level of any other UK station with 92% of passengers satisfied with the station (national average was 60%).[3]
The station was originally opened on 8 May 1842 and was initially known as 'Store Street' station and as ''Bank Top'' station. It was the terminus of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, who shared it from August 1844 with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It was renamed 'London Road' station in 1847, around the time the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed (later to become the Great Central Railway). The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) opened its line from Manchester Oxford Road station to London Road on 1 August 1849 and built its own plaforms adjacent to the main part of the station. These platforms were from then on referred to as the MSJAR or South Junction platforms. During the early 1880s the whole of the station was enlarged. The MSJAR plaforms and the bridge over Fairfield Street were demolished and the new island platform, on new girder bridges, was opened on 16 May 1882.
During the first two decades of the 20th century, London Road station was served by the London & North Western Railway, the Great Central Railway and through running powers, the North Staffordshire Railway. Following the 1923 railway grouping, the station was served by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway. Even after nationalisation in 1948, London Road station was operated as two independent sides, separated by formidable iron railings. On one side was the London Midland Region of British Railways; on the other was the Eastern Region.
In 1910 a second nearby terminus, Mayfield station, was opened to cope with the huge volume of passengers. It was closed generally to passenger trains by 1952 but remained in use until 1960 chiefly for one specific passenger train, the ''Pines Express'' from Bournemouth to Manchester. It reopened as a parcels depot in 1970 but closed again. The long-disused building is still intact and visible across Fairfield Street from platforms 13 and 14.
London Road station was renamed to its present name of ''Manchester Piccadilly'' when it was rebuilt and reopened on 12 September 1960 for the new London Midland Region electric train services to London. The MSJAR platforms and the bridges over Fairfield Street were replaced again at this time. The island platforms were built on top of a new pre-stressed concrete slab bridge with cantilevered sides for the tracks. The MSJAR platforms were further rebuilt and lengthened in 1988 in connection with the opening of the Windsor Link. The glass roof over the terminal platforms was completely replaced in the late 1990s. The train shed is a Grade II listed building. In 2001-2002, as part of preparations for the 2002 Commonwealth Games the remainder of the station was rebuilt, to designs by BDP, greatly increasing the size of the station concourse and improving access for road traffic.
The station undercroft (two levels below the main rail platforms) has been converted to provide two platforms for the Manchester Metrolink tram system, which opened in 1992.
The terminal part of the station comprises twelve platforms, while the busiest part of the station comprises platforms 13 and 14, the former MSJAR platforms, which are now used by through services via Manchester Oxford Road to Llandudno, Liverpool, north-western England, Glasgow and Edinburgh, including through services from Manchester Airport.
At basement level is the Fairfield Street entrance, serving the car park and taxi rank, and the Manchester Metrolink station. Above this, at track level, is a large modern concourse into which the main entrance from Piccadilly Approach feeds, including ticket offices, information points, seating, modern timetables, public toilets, shops (including, but not limited to, Sainsbury's, WH Smiths, HMV and Thorntons) and food/drink outlets (including, but not limited to, Millies Cookies, The Upper Crust, Burger King and Starbucks) above this is a second level of food outlets (including KFC) and bars. as well as the Virgin Trains First Class Lounge.
On the main concourse, glass doors within a large glass wall lead to platforms 1 to 12 in the main trainshed. A travelator leads to the upper concourse linked by footbridge, steps and lift to platforms 13 and 14. This island lounge contains a WH Smiths and Costa Coffee bar, as well as customer toilets and a 'departure lounge' with seating. There are also vending machines and two waiting areas/snack bars on platforms 13/14.
Manchester Piccadilly is fully accessible for the disabled, including (as well as static stairs), escalators and lifts to all levels, wide access doors and gates, braille, and hearing loops throughout, as well as Disabled toilet facilities as standard.
Manchester Piccadilly handles approximately 1,000 train movements daily.
Manchester Piccadilly station is currently the terminus for Manchester Metrolink services to Bury, Altrincham, and Eccles. The Metrolink station, situated underneath the mainline station, is one of eight serving Manchester city centre, within the system's City Zone. The station is the busiest on the Metrolink network. As currently (2007) structured, one platform is used to handle all arrivals before the tram travels empty into the tunnel below the mainline station and then reverses direction to arrive at the departure platform; in earlier years one platform was used to handle all arrivals from Altrincham/departures to Bury, and the other platform was used for arrivals from Bury/departures to Altrincham and all services to/from Eccles, with a crossover built just outside the station to allow access to and from either platform.
Manchester Piccadilly is currently served by five train operating companies.
===Virgin Trains===
'Virgin Trains' run a half hourly service to London Euston via Stoke-on-Trent, as part of their West Coast franchise. These services are operated mainly using Pendolino trains.
Also, as part of their Cross Country franchise, Virgin Trains also run a half hourly service to Birmingham New Street. An hourly service continues beyond Birmingham to Reading, which is extended further to several locations
★ five trains a day most days continuing to Southampton Central (of which four continue to Bournemouth)
★ three a day continuing to Gatwick Airport (of which two go on to Brighton),
★ one continuing to Guildford.
There is also one train a day to Plymouth, and a summer service beyond Plymouth to Newquay, usually on a hired High Speed Train. To the north, there is a 2-hourly service via Preston to Scotland, with alternate trains to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central.
===Northern Rail===
'Northern Rail' provide the majority of local train services to stations in the Manchester area, primarily to destinations to the south and east of the city. These include
★ Glossop
★ Marple
★ Sheffield
★ Stockport
★ Hazel Grove
★ Buxton
★ Macclesfield
★ Manchester Airport
★ Wilmslow
★ Crewe
★ Chester.
Services are also operated to the north and west of the city. These include
★ Blackpool North
★ Bolton
★ Wigan
★ Liverpool
★ Southport.
===First Transpennine Express===
'First Transpennine Express' operate services on three routes.
The North TransPennine route sees a quarter-hourly service to Leeds via Huddersfield, with one train per hour continuing to each of Hull, Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Scarborough.
In the opposite direction, there is one train per hour to each of Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport. There is also a two-hourly service to Leeds and York operating after midnight, providing a service 24 hours a day.
The South TransPennine route runs from Manchester Airport via Piccadilly to Sheffield and Cleethorpes, operating every hour.
Finally, the TransPennine North West services run from Manchester Airport via Piccadilly to Preston via Bolton and Chorley every half hour, with trains continuing to Blackpool North every hour, and each of Barrow-in-Furness and Windermere every two hours.
===Central Trains===
'Central Trains' provide an hourly service from Liverpool Lime Street via Piccadilly to Sheffield and Nottingham, with most trains continuing to Norwich.
===Arriva Trains Wales===
'Arriva Trains Wales' provide hourly services to both North and South Wales. North Wales services run via Chester and the North Wales Coast Line to destinations such as Llandudno and Holyhead. South Wales services run via Shrewsbury and the Welsh Marches Line to Cardiff Central, most of which continue onto Carmarthen or even Milford Haven.
1. Managed Stations Footfall
2. Station Usage 2005-2006
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6927406.stm
★ Station information on Manchester Piccadilly station from Network Rail
Interior shot of the station with the Victorian trainshed.
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
A Virgin Trains Pendolino awaiting departure to London
'Manchester Piccadilly station', or known locally as just 'Piccadilly', is the principal railway station of Manchester in England, and lies on the Manchester loop of the West Coast Main Line. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street, Cardiff Central and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. Operated by Network Rail, it is the largest and busiest of the five city centre railway stations in central Manchester/Salford, the others being Manchester Victoria, Salford Central, GMEX Deansgate and Manchester Oxford Road. It is the fifth busiest major station in the United Kingdom outside London for footfall,[1] and the busiest in England ouside London for passenger usage (Glasgow, Scotland is busier).[2] It is one of 17 British railway stations managed by Network Rail. Manchester Piccadilly has the highest customer satisfaction level of any other UK station with 92% of passengers satisfied with the station (national average was 60%).[3]
| Contents |
| History |
| Description |
| National Rail station |
| Facilities |
| Manchester Metrolink station |
| Services |
| References |
| External links |
History
The station was originally opened on 8 May 1842 and was initially known as 'Store Street' station and as ''Bank Top'' station. It was the terminus of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, who shared it from August 1844 with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It was renamed 'London Road' station in 1847, around the time the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed (later to become the Great Central Railway). The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) opened its line from Manchester Oxford Road station to London Road on 1 August 1849 and built its own plaforms adjacent to the main part of the station. These platforms were from then on referred to as the MSJAR or South Junction platforms. During the early 1880s the whole of the station was enlarged. The MSJAR plaforms and the bridge over Fairfield Street were demolished and the new island platform, on new girder bridges, was opened on 16 May 1882.
During the first two decades of the 20th century, London Road station was served by the London & North Western Railway, the Great Central Railway and through running powers, the North Staffordshire Railway. Following the 1923 railway grouping, the station was served by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway. Even after nationalisation in 1948, London Road station was operated as two independent sides, separated by formidable iron railings. On one side was the London Midland Region of British Railways; on the other was the Eastern Region.
In 1910 a second nearby terminus, Mayfield station, was opened to cope with the huge volume of passengers. It was closed generally to passenger trains by 1952 but remained in use until 1960 chiefly for one specific passenger train, the ''Pines Express'' from Bournemouth to Manchester. It reopened as a parcels depot in 1970 but closed again. The long-disused building is still intact and visible across Fairfield Street from platforms 13 and 14.
London Road station was renamed to its present name of ''Manchester Piccadilly'' when it was rebuilt and reopened on 12 September 1960 for the new London Midland Region electric train services to London. The MSJAR platforms and the bridges over Fairfield Street were replaced again at this time. The island platforms were built on top of a new pre-stressed concrete slab bridge with cantilevered sides for the tracks. The MSJAR platforms were further rebuilt and lengthened in 1988 in connection with the opening of the Windsor Link. The glass roof over the terminal platforms was completely replaced in the late 1990s. The train shed is a Grade II listed building. In 2001-2002, as part of preparations for the 2002 Commonwealth Games the remainder of the station was rebuilt, to designs by BDP, greatly increasing the size of the station concourse and improving access for road traffic.
The station undercroft (two levels below the main rail platforms) has been converted to provide two platforms for the Manchester Metrolink tram system, which opened in 1992.
Description
National Rail station
The terminal part of the station comprises twelve platforms, while the busiest part of the station comprises platforms 13 and 14, the former MSJAR platforms, which are now used by through services via Manchester Oxford Road to Llandudno, Liverpool, north-western England, Glasgow and Edinburgh, including through services from Manchester Airport.
Facilities
At basement level is the Fairfield Street entrance, serving the car park and taxi rank, and the Manchester Metrolink station. Above this, at track level, is a large modern concourse into which the main entrance from Piccadilly Approach feeds, including ticket offices, information points, seating, modern timetables, public toilets, shops (including, but not limited to, Sainsbury's, WH Smiths, HMV and Thorntons) and food/drink outlets (including, but not limited to, Millies Cookies, The Upper Crust, Burger King and Starbucks) above this is a second level of food outlets (including KFC) and bars. as well as the Virgin Trains First Class Lounge.
On the main concourse, glass doors within a large glass wall lead to platforms 1 to 12 in the main trainshed. A travelator leads to the upper concourse linked by footbridge, steps and lift to platforms 13 and 14. This island lounge contains a WH Smiths and Costa Coffee bar, as well as customer toilets and a 'departure lounge' with seating. There are also vending machines and two waiting areas/snack bars on platforms 13/14.
Manchester Piccadilly is fully accessible for the disabled, including (as well as static stairs), escalators and lifts to all levels, wide access doors and gates, braille, and hearing loops throughout, as well as Disabled toilet facilities as standard.
Manchester Piccadilly handles approximately 1,000 train movements daily.
Manchester Metrolink station
Manchester Piccadilly station is currently the terminus for Manchester Metrolink services to Bury, Altrincham, and Eccles. The Metrolink station, situated underneath the mainline station, is one of eight serving Manchester city centre, within the system's City Zone. The station is the busiest on the Metrolink network. As currently (2007) structured, one platform is used to handle all arrivals before the tram travels empty into the tunnel below the mainline station and then reverses direction to arrive at the departure platform; in earlier years one platform was used to handle all arrivals from Altrincham/departures to Bury, and the other platform was used for arrivals from Bury/departures to Altrincham and all services to/from Eccles, with a crossover built just outside the station to allow access to and from either platform.
Services
Manchester Piccadilly is currently served by five train operating companies.
===Virgin Trains===
'Virgin Trains' run a half hourly service to London Euston via Stoke-on-Trent, as part of their West Coast franchise. These services are operated mainly using Pendolino trains.
Pendolino and Voyager, Virgin Trains
Also, as part of their Cross Country franchise, Virgin Trains also run a half hourly service to Birmingham New Street. An hourly service continues beyond Birmingham to Reading, which is extended further to several locations
★ five trains a day most days continuing to Southampton Central (of which four continue to Bournemouth)
★ three a day continuing to Gatwick Airport (of which two go on to Brighton),
★ one continuing to Guildford.
There is also one train a day to Plymouth, and a summer service beyond Plymouth to Newquay, usually on a hired High Speed Train. To the north, there is a 2-hourly service via Preston to Scotland, with alternate trains to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central.
===Northern Rail===
'Northern Rail' provide the majority of local train services to stations in the Manchester area, primarily to destinations to the south and east of the city. These include
★ Glossop
★ Marple
★ Sheffield
★ Stockport
★ Hazel Grove
★ Buxton
★ Macclesfield
★ Manchester Airport
★ Wilmslow
★ Crewe
★ Chester.
Services are also operated to the north and west of the city. These include
★ Blackpool North
★ Bolton
★ Wigan
★ Liverpool
★ Southport.
===First Transpennine Express===
'First Transpennine Express' operate services on three routes.
The North TransPennine route sees a quarter-hourly service to Leeds via Huddersfield, with one train per hour continuing to each of Hull, Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Scarborough.
In the opposite direction, there is one train per hour to each of Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport. There is also a two-hourly service to Leeds and York operating after midnight, providing a service 24 hours a day.
The South TransPennine route runs from Manchester Airport via Piccadilly to Sheffield and Cleethorpes, operating every hour.
Finally, the TransPennine North West services run from Manchester Airport via Piccadilly to Preston via Bolton and Chorley every half hour, with trains continuing to Blackpool North every hour, and each of Barrow-in-Furness and Windermere every two hours.
===Central Trains===
'Central Trains' provide an hourly service from Liverpool Lime Street via Piccadilly to Sheffield and Nottingham, with most trains continuing to Norwich.
===Arriva Trains Wales===
'Arriva Trains Wales' provide hourly services to both North and South Wales. North Wales services run via Chester and the North Wales Coast Line to destinations such as Llandudno and Holyhead. South Wales services run via Shrewsbury and the Welsh Marches Line to Cardiff Central, most of which continue onto Carmarthen or even Milford Haven.
References
1. Managed Stations Footfall
2. Station Usage 2005-2006
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6927406.stm
External links
★ Station information on Manchester Piccadilly station from Network Rail
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