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.
High Lane is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,on the Macclesfield Canal,5 miles (8 km) from Stockport.
Stockport railway station serves the large market and industrial town of Stockport in Greater Manchester,England. It is located 6 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly,on a spur of the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
The Middlewood Way is an 11-mile (16 km) shared use path in north-west England,between Macclesfield and Rose Hill,Marple;it was opened on 30 May 1985 by Dr David Bellamy. It serves the needs of walkers,dog walkers,cyclists,joggers and horse riders and plays host to a wide range of flora and fauna.
Macclesfield railway station is a main line station serving the Cheshire market town of Macclesfield. It lies on the Stafford to Manchester branch of the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom.
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.
Woodsmoor railway station is on the Buxton Line in Woodsmoor,a suburb of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It was opened by British Rail in 1990.
Davenport railway station serves the Davenport suburb of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. The station is 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line.
Heaton Chapel railway station serves the Heaton Chapel and Heaton Moor districts of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly towards Stockport. It opened as Heaton Chapel &Heaton Moor in 1852 by the London &North Western Railway. It was renamed Heaton Chapel by British Rail on 6 May 1974.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Disley Tunnel was built by the Midland Railway in 1902 on its line between New Mills South Junction and Manchester Central,which was more direct than the congested and difficult lines through Stockport Tiviot Dale.
The Macclesfield,Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&MR) was a railway line between Macclesfield and Marple,England;it was 11 miles in length. The route was opened jointly by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) and the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1869. It was part of an alternative link between Manchester and destinations south of Macclesfield. The line was closed in 1970 and its route now forms the Middlewood Way,a trail used by walkers,cyclists and horse riders.
Bollington railway station was a railway station serving the town of Bollington in Cheshire,England. It was opened in 1869 by the Macclesfield,Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M) - a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and North Staffordshire Railways (NSR). The passenger station was on the north side of Grimshaw Lane,with a goods yard on the south side.
Middlewood Higher was a railway station located near to the village of High Lane in Cheshire,England. It was opened in 1879 by the Macclesfield,Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M) –a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and North Staffordshire Railways (NSR).
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