Heavy rail stations in Greater ManchesterA ticket from Manchester Stns to Preston. Any route is permitted, so the passenger has a choice of embarking from either Piccadilly, Oxford Road or Deansgate on the TransPennine Express North West route, the Northern route or from Victoria by Northern Trains.
The Manchester station group does not include Manchester Airport station, nor Salford Central railway station. Since the opening of the Ordsall Chord in 2017, there has been an increase of through as opposed to terminating services – for example, the TransPennine Express from Newcastle to Manchester Airport now calls at Victoria, Oxford Road and Piccadilly.
Rail passengers may board or disembark at any one of these four stations.[2] National visitors from outside Greater Manchester with MANCHESTER STNS as the destination are not permitted to use Metrolink in Zone 1, as it is a locally funded transport scheme and receives no national government subsidy.[3]
When using the National Routeing Guide, Salford Central railway station is shown as part of the Manchester Group.[4] This means that tickets to or from Salford with 'Route: Any Permitted' have the same validity as those to or from MANCHESTER STNS, but cannot be used interchangeably.
Passengers who travel on rail services from the Greater Manchester area into one of the four Manchester stations will be issued with a ticket stating the destination as Manchester CTLZ as opposed to Manchester Picc or Manchester Vic. This allows visitors to use Metrolink trams between stops in Zone 1 for free on the presentation of a Manchester CTLZ rail ticket.[5][6] The Freedom of the City scheme was introduced in 2005 by GMPTE, now Transport for Greater Manchester.[7] Zone 1 includes ten Metrolink tram stops:
Passengers travelling into Manchester from outside the Greater Manchester county are not permitted to use rail tickets to travel around the city centre on the Metrolink. As a consequence the destination on the orange rail tickets is stated as Manchester STNS. The Manchester Metrolink is a locally funded transport system which receives no national subsidy from central government. National Rail passengers can use the free buses outside stations to travel around the city centre.[6]
A map of the stations in the group and future improvements as part of the Northern Hub. Salford Central is not part of the Manchester station group.
Many journeys which call at Manchester stations slow down due to the populated nature of Greater Manchester and congested routes; Network Rail have described it as a 'bottleneck'. In 2010 the Manchester hub study was released with a series of proposals to decreasing journey times.
The Ordsall Chord (also known as the Castlefield Curve) was opened in 2017, which now links all four of Manchester's main stations. Other proposals are yet to start construction. Two new through platforms were to be built at Piccadilly and Victoria be upgraded. In May 2023 the Department for Transport confirmed that the proposals for two new platforms at Piccadilly were to be withdrawn.[8] The implementation of the Northern Hub proposals would reduce journey times to and from Liverpool by 15minutes, Leeds by 15minutes and Sheffield by 5minutes.[9]
A map of Manchester railway junctions and stations in 1910.
One of the first inter-city railway stations in the world was Manchester Liverpool Road station on Liverpool Street. On 15 September 1830, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened and services terminated at the station. Part of the station frontage remains, as does the goods warehouse. Both of these structures are Grade I protected and are part of the Museum of Science and Industry.
All four of Manchester's termini (Piccadilly, Mayfield, Exchange and Victoria) were not recommended for closure in the first Beeching Report, but the reduced rail traffic caused by the closure of other railway lines meant services were transferred to Piccadilly and Victoria.[11] Consequently, trains to Exchange and Central stations were withdrawn; the latter was granted Grade II* and later converted into an arena and exhibition centre.
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Manchester railway station redirects here For the station in Manchester by the Sea Massachusetts see Manchester station MBTA The Manchester station group is a station group for fares purposes of four railway stations in Manchester city centre England this consists of Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Oxford Road Manchester Victoria and Deansgate 1 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 stations in Greater ManchesterA ticket from Manchester Stns to Preston Any route is permitted so the passenger has a choice of embarking from either Piccadilly Oxford Road or Deansgate on the TransPennine Express North West route the Northern route or from Victoria by Northern Trains The Manchester station group does not include Manchester Airport station nor Salford Central railway station Since the opening of the Ordsall Chord in 2017 there has been an increase of through as opposed to terminating services for example the TransPennine Express from Newcastle to Manchester Airport now calls at Victoria Oxford Road and Piccadilly Rail passengers may board or disembark at any one of these four stations 2 National visitors from outside Greater Manchester with MANCHESTER STNS as the destination are not permitted to use Metrolink in Zone 1 as it is a locally funded transport scheme and receives no national government subsidy 3 When using the National Routeing Guide Salford Central railway station is shown as part of the Manchester Group 4 This means that tickets to or from Salford with Route Any Permitted have the same validity as those to or from MANCHESTER STNS but cannot be used interchangeably Contents 1 Use in Metrolink Zone 1 1 1 Greater Manchester passengers 1 2 National Rail passengers 2 Future 3 Stations 3 1 In use 4 Closed 5 See also 6 ReferencesUse in Metrolink Zone 1 editMain article Zone 1 Manchester Metrolink Manchester Central Metrolink linesLegendto Bury nbsp nbsp to Rochdale nbsp nbsp Zone 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Victoria nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Shudehill nbsp Exchange Square nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Market Street nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PiccadillyGardens nbsp nbsp St Peter s Square nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Piccadilly nbsp Deansgate Castlefield nbsp Deansgate nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp New IslingtonCornbrook nbsp nbsp nbsp to Ashton under Lynestop in both Zone 1 and 2 nbsp nbsp to MediaCityUK Eccles amp The Trafford Centre nbsp nbsp nbsp Trafford Bar nbsp nbsp to Altrincham nbsp nbsp to East Didsbury amp Manchester AirportThis diagram viewtalkeditGreater Manchester passengers edit Passengers who travel on rail services from the Greater Manchester area into one of the four Manchester stations will be issued with a ticket stating the destination as Manchester CTLZ as opposed to Manchester Picc or Manchester Vic This allows visitors to use Metrolink trams between stops in Zone 1 for free on the presentation of a Manchester CTLZ rail ticket 5 6 The Freedom of the City scheme was introduced in 2005 by GMPTE now Transport for Greater Manchester 7 Zone 1 includes ten Metrolink tram stops Cornbrook also in Zone 2 Deansgate Castlefield railway station Exchange Square Market Street New Islington Piccadilly railway station Piccadilly Gardens Shudehill St Peter s Square Victoria railway station National Rail passengers edit Passengers travelling into Manchester from outside the Greater Manchester county are not permitted to use rail tickets to travel around the city centre on the Metrolink As a consequence the destination on the orange rail tickets is stated as Manchester STNS The Manchester Metrolink is a locally funded transport system which receives no national subsidy from central government National Rail passengers can use the free buses outside stations to travel around the city centre 6 Future editSee also Northern Hub and Ordsall Chord nbsp A map of the stations in the group and future improvements as part of the Northern Hub Salford Central is not part of the Manchester station group Many journeys which call at Manchester stations slow down due to the populated nature of Greater Manchester and congested routes Network Rail have described it as a bottleneck In 2010 the Manchester hub study was released with a series of proposals to decreasing journey times The Ordsall Chord also known as the Castlefield Curve was opened in 2017 which now links all four of Manchester s main stations Other proposals are yet to start construction Two new through platforms were to be built at Piccadilly and Victoria be upgraded In May 2023 the Department for Transport confirmed that the proposals for two new platforms at Piccadilly were to be withdrawn 8 The implementation of the Northern Hub proposals would reduce journey times to and from Liverpool by 15 minutes Leeds by 15 minutes and Sheffield by 5 minutes 9 Stations editIn use edit Station Image Location Managed by National services Annualentry exit millions 2016 17 10 Annualentry exit millions 2017 18 10 Annualentry exit millions 2018 19 10 Annualentry exit millions 2019 20 10 Annualentry exit millions 2020 21 10 Opendate Terminalplatforms 1 Throughplatforms 2 CategoryDeansgate nbsp Deansgate Northern Northern nbsp 0 421 nbsp 0 420 nbsp 0 456 nbsp 1 323 nbsp 0 043 1886 0 2 DOxford Road nbsp Oxford Road Northern East Midlands RailwayNorthernTransPennine ExpressTransport for Wales nbsp 8 584 nbsp 8 558 nbsp 9 338 nbsp 6 366 nbsp 0 208 1849 1 none in future plans see Northern Hub 4 C1Piccadilly nbsp Piccadilly Network Rail Avanti West CoastCrossCountryEast Midlands RailwayNorthernTransPennine ExpressTransport for Wales nbsp 27 807 nbsp 27 725 nbsp 30 252 nbsp 32 198 nbsp 1 053 1842 12 2 4 in future plans see Northern Hub AVictoria nbsp Hunts Bank Northern NorthernTransPennine Express nbsp 8 226 nbsp 8 202 nbsp 8 950 nbsp 9 570 nbsp 0 313 1844 2 4 BTotal nbsp 45 038 nbsp 44 905 nbsp 48 998 nbsp 49 457 nbsp 1 617 15 12Closed edit nbsp A map of Manchester railway junctions and stations in 1910 One of the first inter city railway stations in the world was Manchester Liverpool Road station on Liverpool Street On 15 September 1830 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened and services terminated at the station Part of the station frontage remains as does the goods warehouse Both of these structures are Grade I protected and are part of the Museum of Science and Industry All four of Manchester s termini Piccadilly Mayfield Exchange and Victoria were not recommended for closure in the first Beeching Report but the reduced rail traffic caused by the closure of other railway lines meant services were transferred to Piccadilly and Victoria 11 Consequently trains to Exchange and Central stations were withdrawn the latter was granted Grade II and later converted into an arena and exhibition centre Station Image Location Managed by Opendate Closeddate Terminalplatforms 3 Throughplatforms 4 NotesCentral nbsp Castlefield London Midland Region of British Railways 1886 1969 9 0 Closed as part of the Beeching cuts in 1969 Now used as a conference and exhibition centre Was shortlisted for High Speed 2 terminus Exchange nbsp Salford London Midland and Scottish Railway 1884 1969 0 5 Had the longest platform in the world Liverpool Road nbsp Liverpool Street Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830 1844 2 0 The first urban train station in the worldMayfield nbsp Piccadilly London and North Western Railway 1910 1960 to passengers 1986 closed 5 0 Located adjacent to Piccadilly Station remains today and can be seen on approaching Piccadilly See also editStation groupReferences edit Estimates of Station Usage 2015 16 Methodological Report PDF Office of Rail and Road p 57 FAQs I have bought a train ticket that states Manchester Stations as the destination Can I use this on the Metrolink in the city centre Metrolink Archived from the original on 19 January 2013 Retrieved 8 February 2013 Freedom of Information Subsidies and passenger numbers for National Rail Manchester Metrolink and London Underground PDF gov uk 31 May 2012 Retrieved 9 February 2013 National Rail Station Groups PDF Retrieved 12 March 2017 Free Travel on the Metrolink PDF TfGM p 4 Retrieved 8 February 2013 permanent dead link a b Freedom of the City TfGM Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 Retrieved 8 February 2013 Free tram rides for train riders BBC News 28 October 2005 Retrieved 8 February 2013 Timan Joseph 25 May 2023 Plans for new Piccadilly platforms to solve Manchester rail chaos pulled Manchester Evening News Retrieved 22 October 2023 Northern Hub Network Rail Archived from the original on 29 September 2012 Retrieved 9 February 2013 a b c d e Station usage Office of Rail Regulation Retrieved 3 December 2020 Manchester Exchange Retrieved 9 February 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manchester station group amp oldid 1182206916, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
