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.
The Huddersfield line is the main railway line between the English cities of Leeds and Manchester,via Huddersfield. It is one of the busiest MetroTrain lines. The route travels south-south-west from Leeds through Dewsbury. After a short westward stretch through Mirfield,where it runs on the ex-L&YR section,it continues south-west through Huddersfield,using the Colne Valley to its headwaters. The long Standedge Tunnel,just after Marsden,crosses under the watershed;the majority of the run down to Manchester is in the Tame Valley. From Manchester,some services continue to Manchester Airport and others to Liverpool.
Chinley railway station serves the rural village of Chinley in Derbyshire,England. The station is 17+1⁄2 miles (28.2 km) south east of Manchester Piccadilly,on the Hope Valley Line from Sheffield to Manchester. It is unstaffed and is managed by Northern Trains.
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.
Marple railway station in Marple,Greater Manchester,England,is on the Hope Valley Line 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station,opened in 1865 by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway,was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. It is managed and served by Northern Trains,who provide two trains per hour in each direction.
Romiley railway station serves Romiley,in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
Belle Vue railway station serves the area of Belle Vue,Manchester,England.
Ashburys railway station is in Openshaw,Manchester,England,on the Manchester-Glossop Line at its junction with the Hope Valley line and the freight line to Phillips Park Junction. It has been open since 1855 and is the nearest railway station to the City of Manchester Stadium.
Ardwick railway station in Ardwick,Manchester,England,is about one mile (1.5 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly,in an industrial area of east Manchester. Plans to close the station permanently were scrapped in 2006 due to increasing activity in the area. The station has just one train in each direction calling on Monday to Friday in the winter 2019–20 timetable. These trains have additionally called at the station on Saturdays from May 2018.
Rose Hill Marple railway station is in Marple in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,England. The station,which opened in 1869,is the last surviving stop on the former Macclesfield,Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&MR). It is connected via a short branch to the Hope Valley Line. The original line to Macclesfield closed in January 1970,leaving Rose Hill Marple as the terminus of the route. Daily services run to Manchester Piccadilly,via the Hyde loop;there is no service on Sundays.
Woodley railway station serves the suburb of Woodley in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. The station is 9+1⁄4 miles (14.9 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on a branch of the Hope Valley Line to Rose Hill Marple. It is situated where the A560 road from Stockport to Gee Cross,near Hyde,crosses over the railway line.
Hyde Central railway station is the main station serving Hyde,Greater Manchester,England.
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.
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.
The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire,England. It formed part of the historic Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield Victoria. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains.
The Sheffield,Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway was an early British railway company which opened in stages between 1841 and 1845 between Sheffield and Manchester via Ashton-under-Lyne. The Peak District formed a formidable barrier,and the line's engineer constructed Woodhead Tunnel,over three miles (4.8 km) long. The company amalgamated with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway and Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway companies,together forming the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847.
The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR) was a suburban railway which operated an 8+1⁄2-mile (14 km) route between Altrincham in Cheshire and Manchester London Road railway station in Manchester.
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