Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester,England. Opened 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 Manchester 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.
Manchester Oxford Road railway station is a railway station in Manchester,England,at the junction of Whitworth Street West and Oxford Street. It opened in 1849 and was rebuilt in 1960. It is the second busiest of the four stations in Manchester city centre.
Crewe railway station serves the railway town of Crewe,in Cheshire,England. It opened in 1837 and is one of the most historically significant railway stations in the world.
Stockport railway station in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,is 6 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
There once were four direct railway routes between Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of England;only two remain,the two centre routes of the four. The most northerly and the most southerly of the four routes are no longer direct lines. Of the remaining two direct routes,the northern route of the two is fully electric,while the now southern route is a diesel-only line. The most northerly of the four has been split into two routes:the western section operated by Merseyrail electric trains and the eastern section by diesel trains,requiring passengers to change trains between the two cities. The fourth route,the most southerly of the four,has been largely abandoned east of Warrington;the remaining section caters mainly for freight trains.
Manchester Airport station is a railway,tram,bus and coach station at Manchester Airport,England which opened at the same time as the second air terminal in 1993. The station is 9+3⁄4 miles (15.7 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly,at the end of a short branch from the Styal line via a triangular junction between Heald Green and Styal stations. Manchester Metrolink tram services were extended to the airport in 2014 and operate to Manchester Victoria.
Heald Green railway station serves the suburb of Heald Green in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
Gatley railway station is on the Styal Line in Greater Manchester,England. It serves the village of Gatley in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
The Styal line is a suburban commuter railway line which runs through south Manchester,England;it commences at Slade Lane Junction,1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly,and ends 12 miles (19 km) south at Wilmslow.
Wilmslow railway station is in Wilmslow,Cheshire,England,12 miles (19 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
Stafford railway station is a major interchange railway station in Stafford,Staffordshire,England,and is the second busiest railway station in Staffordshire,after Stoke-on-Trent. The station serves the market and county town,as well as surrounding villages. The station lies on the junction of the Trent Valley line,the Birmingham Loop/Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line,and the West Coast Main Line.
Wolverhampton station is a railway station in Wolverhampton,West Midlands,England on the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line. It is served by Avanti West Coast,CrossCountry,Transport for Wales and West Midlands Trains services,and was historically known as Wolverhampton High Level. It is also a West Midlands Metro tram stop.
Wavertree Technology Park railway station is in the suburbs of Liverpool,at the western end of Olive Mount cutting,on the original Liverpool-Manchester line. The station opened on 13 August 2000,at a cost of £2 million. Train services are operated by Northern Trains.
Chester railway station is located in Newtown,Chester,England. Services are operated by Avanti West Coast,Merseyrail,Northern and Transport for Wales. From 1875 to 1969,the station was known as Chester General to distinguish it from Chester Northgate. The station's Italianate frontage was designed by the architect Francis Thompson.
Burnage railway station is a railway station in south Manchester,England,in the suburb of Burnage on the Styal Line. The station is served by Manchester –Crewe Northern Trains stopping services to Manchester Airport. It caters mainly for commuter traffic,being electrified at 25 kV AC overhead,and is used by EMU traffic.
Mauldeth Road railway station is a suburban railway station serving the Ladybarn area of Manchester,England. It is the last station before Manchester Piccadilly on the Styal Line and was electrified in 1959. The station sits on the Styal Line to Manchester Airport,one of the most congested lines on the national rail network.
Alderley Edge railway station serves the large village of Alderley Edge in Cheshire,England. The station is 13¾ miles (22 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
Huyton railway station serves Huyton in Merseyside,England. The station is an interchange between the Liverpool-Wigan Line and the northern route of the Liverpool-Manchester Line which diverge soon after the station. It is one of the busier stations on the lines and close to the shopping centre and bus station.
The Crewe–Manchester line is a railway line in North West England,running between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly. It is a spur of the West Coast Main Line.
Didsbury railway station is a former station in Didsbury,in the southern suburbs of Manchester,England,United Kingdom. The station was located on Wilmslow Road,just north of the junction with Barlow Moor Road and opposite Didsbury Library. Nothing now remains of the old station buildings,which have been demolished,but the surviving white Portland stone clock tower is a local landmark. Didsbury is now served by Didsbury Village tram stop which is close to the site of the former railway station.
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