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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.
The station group is printed on national railway tickets as MANCHESTER STNS. For passengers travelling from one of the 91 National Rail stations in Greater Manchester , the four stations are printed as MANCHESTER CTLZ which additionally permits the use of Metrolink tram services in Zone 1 (between Cornbrook , New Islington and Victoria ).
Heavy rail commuter line map. In preparation for the 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester Piccadilly, the principal station for the City of Manchester, was extensively redeveloped and as a consequence has been voted as having the highest customer satisfaction rating of all the main stations in the United Kingdom. [11]
Belle Vue Station in 1962 1911 map showing the location of Belle Vue station (lower centre) The station was built by the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee and opened on 1 September 1875. [1] It was located on the line between New Mills and Manchester London Road (now Piccadilly).
Station Location Local authority Mileage Patronage Manchester Piccadilly: Manchester city centre: City of Manchester: 0 32.199 m Ashburys: Openshaw: City of Manchester: 1.61 0.129 m Gorton: Gorton: City of Manchester: 2.81 0.126 m Fairfield: Fairfield: Tameside: 3.72 43,316 Guide Bridge: Audenshaw: Tameside: 5.02 0.386 m Flowery Field: Flowery ...
Market Street tram stop is located nearby on Market Street to the north and is served by trams to and from Victoria station. [38] Manchester Piccadilly railway station, located approximately 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) away, is the nearest mainline railway station, served by suburban and inter-city trains. [39]
Piccadilly Gardens is a tram stop in Zone 1 of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system. It is located beside Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre, and serves both as a transport hub (by integrating with the adjacent Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station), and interchange station (which can be used for changing between Metrolink lines).
Other stands, also serving Piccadilly Gardens, are located on Oldham Street, Piccadilly or Lever Street for services heading towards north or east of Manchester. The bus station was first opened on the site of the demolished Manchester Infirmary in 1931 to serve as the new terminus of the various extensive regional express bus services run by ...