Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester,in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester,England. Opened originally as Store Street in 1842,it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of the city centre,it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including London,Birmingham,Nottingham,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Cardiff,Bristol,Exeter,Plymouth,Reading,Southampton and Bournemouth;regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool,Leeds,Sheffield,Newcastle and York;and local commuter services around Greater Manchester. It is one of 19 major stations managed by Network Rail. The station has 14 platforms:12 terminal and two through platforms. Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.
The Hope Valley line is a trans-Pennine railway line in Northern England,linking Manchester with Sheffield. It was completed in 1894.
Gorton is an area of Manchester in Greater Manchester,England. It is to the southeast of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw.
Hazel Grove railway station is a junction on both the Stockport to Buxton and Stockport to Sheffield lines,serving the village of Hazel Grove,Greater Manchester,England.
New Mills Central railway station serves the town of New Mills in Derbyshire,England. It is on the Hope Valley Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield,12+3⁄4 miles (20.5 km) east of the former. The town is also served by New Mills Newtown station,which is on the Buxton to Stockport and Manchester line.
The Buxton line is a railway line in Northern England,connecting Manchester with Buxton in Derbyshire. Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Northern Trains.
Strines railway station serves the village of Strines and the hamlet of Turf Lea in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,in Greater Manchester,England. Until boundary changes in 1994,the station itself lay over the border in Derbyshire.
Marple railway station serves the town of Marple,in Greater Manchester,England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley Line,sited 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station opened in 1865 by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway;it was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. It is managed and served by Northern Trains,who generally provide two trains per hour in each direction. Rose Hill Marple station also serves the town on a spur of the Hope Valley Line which,until 1970,continued towards Macclesfield.
Romiley railway station serves Romiley,in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is sited at a junction of two parts of the Hope Valley Line,providing services between Manchester Piccadilly,New Mills Central and Sheffield,and also between Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple.
Belle Vue railway station serves the area of Belle Vue,Manchester,England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line for services between Manchester Piccadilly and New Mills Central.
Hyde Central is the main railway station serving Hyde,in Greater Manchester,England;other stations in the town include Hyde North,Flowery Field and Newton for Hyde. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line,hosting services between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple.
Hyde North is a railway station serving the north of Hyde,Greater Manchester,England. It is managed by Northern Trains,who also operate all services that stop here.
Guide Bridge railway station serves Guide Bridge in Audenshaw,Greater Manchester,England,and is operated by Northern Trains. The station is 4+3⁄4 miles (7.6 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on both the Rose Hill Marple and Glossop Lines.
Fairfield railway station serves the Fairfield area of Droylsden,Tameside,Greater Manchester and is located 3.1 miles (5 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly station. It was opened by the Manchester,Sheffield &Lincolnshire Railway in 1892,when the Fallowfield Loop to Manchester Central opened;it replaced an earlier station that had opened on the line in 1841,west of the present site.
Gorton railway station serves the Gorton district of the city of Manchester,England. It is sited 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station is a stop on the Glossop and Hope Valley lines;Northern Trains operate all services that stop here and also manage the station.
Belle Vue is an area of Manchester,England,sited east of the city centre;it is bordered by the Hope Valley line to the east and the Glossop line to the west. It is part of the electoral ward of Longsight.
Flowery Field railway station serves the Flowery Field area of Hyde,Greater Manchester,England. It is 7 miles (11 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line. The station is managed by Northern Trains.
Newton for Hyde railway station,serves the Newton area of Hyde in Greater Manchester,England. Newton for Hyde is 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly station and managed by Northern Trains. The station unusually features both a covered subway underneath the platforms and a larger viaduct tunnel accessible from both sides,meaning there are 2 ways to cross platforms underground. The eastern side of the station containing these passageways is raised on the viaduct.
Dinting railway station serves the village of Dinting in Derbyshire,England. It is a stop on the Glossop line and,prior to the Woodhead Line's closure in 1981,Dinting was a station on the Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield Victoria.
Openshaw is a suburb of Manchester,Greater Manchester,England,about three miles east of the Manchester city centre. Historically part of Lancashire,Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Its name derives from the Old English Opinschawe,which means an open wood or coppice.
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