Manchester Victoria station

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Tiled Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway map Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway map at Victoria Station.jpg
Tiled Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway map
TransPennine Express class 185 train at platform 4. 185138 at Manchester Victoria (2).jpg
TransPennine Express class 185 train at platform 4.
Arriva Rail North Class 158 unit at bay platform 1. 158752 at Manchester Victoria.jpg
Arriva Rail North Class 158 unit at bay platform 1.

Manchester Victoria is served by two train operating companies, Northern and TransPennine Express. It is occasionally used by CrossCountry services during engineering works. The Chat Moss route to Liverpool is operated by TransPennine Express Class 185s DMUs and Northern Class 319 EMUs (peak time & early morning only). The Ribble Valley Line to Blackburn and Clitheroe is operated by Class 156, Class 150 with Class 153 strengthening services at peak times . Leeds Calder Valley services are usually operated by Class 158 Sprinter DMUs, though Class 195 Civity units are now used on many Chester trains. New stock is also being introduced on TPE routes in 2019–20, including Class 68 Nova 3 push-pull sets and Class 802 Nova 1 bi-mode multiple units.

Since the May 2018 timetable change, all express services on the North TransPennine route call at the station. These services are run by TransPennine Express. Westbound, two trains an hour run express to Liverpool Lime Street (one calling at Lea Green and the other calling at Newton-le-Willows). The other pair of services run westbound to Manchester Airport via the Ordsall Chord and Manchester Piccadilly. Eastbound, there are 4 trains per hour running via Huddersfield, Leeds and York. After York, one train an hour ran to each of Edinburgh, Newcastle, Redcar Central and Scarborough.

From the winter 2023 timetable change, the service has been somewhat reduced (due to ongoing staffing issues at the TOC), with only the hourly Liverpool - Newcastle and Manchester Airport - Saltburn calling here.

Also since the May 2018 timetable change, services along the Calder Valley line have been significantly sped up. Stations between Rochdale and Manchester are now served by Blackburn services. This means that Calder Valley services now run non-stop between Rochdale and Manchester. As a result, there are now 6 trains an hour to Rochdale.

Service summary

Westbound services

Eastbound services

Manchester Victoria
National Rail logo.svg Metrolink generic.png
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Station frontage of Manchester Victoria, constructed in 1909
General information
Location Manchester city centre, City of Manchester
England
Coordinates 53°29′14″N2°14′33″W / 53.4872°N 2.2424°W / 53.4872; -2.2424
Grid reference SJ839989
Managed by Northern
Transit authority Greater Manchester
Platforms6 National Rail
4 Metrolink
Other information
Station codeMCV
Fare zoneCity (D)
Classification DfT category B
Key dates
1 January 1844Opened
1902Extended
1993–96Northern portion reconstructed
2014–15Renovated
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 9.571 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Manchester Oxford Road   TransPennine Express
North TransPennine 		  Stalybridge
  
Newton-le-Willows   
   Huddersfield
Lea Green   
  
Terminus  Northern
Calder Valley line 		  Moston
   Rochdale
Terminus  Northern
Huddersfield line 		  Ashton-under-Lyne
Salford Central   Northern
Ribble Valley line 		 Terminus
Terminus   Moston
Salford Central   Northern
Manchester to Preston Line 		 Terminus
  Northern
Manchester to Southport Line 		 
  Northern
Kirkby branch line 		 
Eccles   Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Line 		 Terminus
Newton-le-Willows   Northern
Chester to Leeds		  Rochdale
  Historical Railways  
Terminus L&YR
L&YR
London and North Western Railway
Manchester-Liverpool Line
Terminus

Victoria tram stop

Victoria
Metrolink station
Manchester Victoria Metrolink platforms.JPG
Victoria tram stop in October 2015
General information
Location Manchester city centre, City of Manchester
England
Coordinates 53°29′16″N2°14′30″W / 53.48774°N 2.24171°W / 53.48774; -2.24171
Grid reference SJ840990
Line(s) Bury Line
Platforms4
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone1
Key dates
6 April 1992Conversion to Metrolink operation
Location
Manchester Victoria station

Manchester Victoria is an interchange with the city's Metrolink light rail system. The stop is at the northern edge of the system's Zone 1 and the start of the Bury Line.

A tram entering Victoria from the city-centre streets. Tram entering Manchester Victoria.JPG
A tram entering Victoria from the city-centre streets.

The tram platforms opened on 6 April 1992 for services to Bury which replaced the long-established heavy rail service. The tram platforms were built on the site of the former railway platforms 5 to 8, the terminus of the Bury line. The line was extended into the city-centre streets via a sharp curve south from the platform ends and out through a new entrance in the wall at the side of the station; [30] [51] The system operates on some British Rail lines that have been converted to light rail operation and on-street tram tracks. In October 2009 the Oldham Loop Line was closed for conversion to a Metrolink line. It was completed in March 2014 after reopening in stages to Rochdale town centre. [52] [53]

The 1992 Metrolink platforms consisted of an island platform containing platforms B and C, and a side platform for Bury bound trams lettered A, which was later taken out of use due to leaks in the station roof. [51]

The Metrolink platforms at Victoria closed on 21 February 2014 and were rebuilt in a different configuration to allow for increased services. [54] The rebuilt stop reopened on 18 February 2015. The new configuration has two island platforms serving three tracks, with platform faces lettered A, B, C and D; the outer platforms A and D are for through trams, city-bound and northbound respectively, and the centre platforms B and C, which both serve the same track, accommodate terminating Manchester Airport services as of 2024. [55] [56] [57] The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network. [58]

As of 2024, Metrolink services run through Victoria to Altrincham, Bury, East Didsbury, Manchester Airport, Rochdale via Oldham, and Piccadilly. Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times. [59] [60]

Preceding station Manchester metrolink logo.PNG Manchester Metrolink Following station
Shudehill
towards Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport–VictoriaTerminus
Shudehill
towards Altrincham
Altrincham–Bury (peak only) Queens Road
towards Bury
Shudehill
towards Piccadilly
Piccadilly–Bury
Exchange Square
towards East Didsbury
East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only) Monsall
towards Shaw and Crompton
East Didsbury–Rochdale Monsall
towards Rochdale Town Centre

Accidents and incidents

Memorial on the station concourse following the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017. A dedicated remembrance space exists to this day. Manchester Victoria 2017 Arena memorial.jpg
Memorial on the station concourse following the Manchester Arena bombing in May 2017. A dedicated remembrance space exists to this day.

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