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.
Marple is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is on the River Goyt,9 miles (14 km) south-east of Manchester,9 miles (14 km) north of Macclesfield and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Stockport. In 2011,it had a population of 23,686.
Woodley is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is situated on the east side of the Peak Forest Canal,next to Bredbury,Romiley and the boundary with Tameside,at Gee Cross.
High Lane is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,on the Macclesfield Canal,5 miles (8 km) from Stockport.
Romiley is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. Historically part of Cheshire,it borders Marple,Bredbury and Woodley. At the 2011 census,the Romiley ward,which includes Compstall,Bredbury Green and a large part of Bredbury,had a population of 14,139.
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.
Bredbury is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,8 miles (12.9 km) south-east of Manchester,2 miles (3.2 km) east of Stockport and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Hyde. At the 2011 census,it had a population of 16,721.
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.
Middlewood railway station serves the village of High Lane in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
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.
Bredbury railway station serves the town of Bredbury in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.
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.
Hyde North is a railway station north of Hyde,Greater Manchester,England,operated by Northern Trains.
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.
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.
Stockport bus station in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,was a bus terminus for approximately 65 bus services. It opened on 2 March 1981 on the site of a former car park. Before the bus station opened,most services terminated at Mersey Square.
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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