Manchester Piccadilly station facts for kids

Manchester Piccadilly station is the main railway station of Manchester, England. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street, South Wales and the south coast of England, Edinburgh and Glasgow Central in Scotland, and routes throughout Northern England. One of 18 British railway stations managed by Network Rail, it is the largest and busiest of the five city centre railway stations in Central Manchester/Salford. The others are Manchester Victoria, Salford Central, Deansgate and Manchester Oxford Road.

Piccadilly is the busiest station in England outside of London for passenger usage, and the second busiest station in the United Kingdom outside London. According to an independent poll carried out in 2007, Manchester Piccadilly has the highest customer satisfaction level of any UK station, with 92% of passengers satisfied with the station; the national average was 60%.

A TransPennine Express train departs from Manchester Piccadilly with a service to Manchester Airport.

Images for kids

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  A 1910 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in Manchester

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  Colourised postcard of the frontage of London Road station c. 1905

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  The 1860s station building, which lasted until the 1960s

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  1915 map showing London Road and Mayfield stations

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  Interior of the Victorian train shed.

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  Construction of platforms 13 and 14 in 1959. Upon opening the station was renamed Piccadilly.

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  Piccadilly station in 1989, with the concourse building opened in 1966, this was later redeveloped in 2002.

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  The post-2002 main entrance to the station

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  One of the train shed's four arched roofs from the 1860s and 1880s.

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  Fairfield Street entrance, the platforms inside are level with the brown brickwork

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  Retail and refreshment outlets on the station concourse

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  Layout plan of Piccadilly station, and surrounding streets.

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  Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 at Piccadilly

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  TransPennine Express Class 185 at Piccadilly

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  Virgin Trains Pendolino service at Piccadilly

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  Northern rail Class 323 at Piccadilly

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  CrossCountry Voyager at Piccadilly

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  East Midlands Trains Express Sprinter at Piccadilly

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  A tram entering Piccadilly from London Road. The tram station is located below the rail platforms in the undercroft.

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  Map of the proposed expansion of Piccadilly for the HS2 project

See also

In Spanish: Estación de Mánchester Piccadilly para niños