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.
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 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.
Reddish North is one of two railway stations serving the suburb of Reddish in Stockport,England;the other is Reddish South. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield.
Ashburys railway station serves the area of Openshaw,in Greater Manchester,England. It is a stop on a junction of the Glossop Line,the Hope Valley line and the freight line to Phillips Park Junction. It has been open since 1855 and is the nearest station to the City of Manchester Stadium.
Ardwick railway station serves the industrial area of Ardwick,in east Manchester,England;it is located about one mile (1.5 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly,on both the Glossop line and Hope Valley line. Plans to close the station permanently were shelved in 2006,due to increasing activity in the area. From the Summer 2024 timetable,the station has just two trains calling per day on Mondays–Fridays and one train per day on Saturdays.
Rose Hill Marple is one of two railway stations that serve Marple in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,England;the other is Marple railway station. 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 was closed in January 1970,leaving Rose Hill Marple as the terminus of the route;the Middlewood Way,a shared-use path,now follows the preserved route of the disused MB&MR.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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