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 in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,is 6 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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