Manchester Piccadily Station

Manchester Piccadilly is one of three main stations in Manchester and handles over 55,000 passengers and 1,000 train movements every day. It is the northern terminus of Virgin’s flagship route to London and offers direct services to other major UK cities, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff and Norwich.

Manchester Piccadilly was originally called London Road station and was opened by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway (later the London and North Western Railway) on 8 May 1842. The Sheffield, Ashton and Manchester Railway (later the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway) was given a perpetual lease for joint use of the station.
Further platforms were opened on 1 August 1849.
The station was rebuilt in 1866 and an extension was opened on 16 May 1881.
It was remodelled and renamed Manchester Piccadilly on 12 September 1960, with works completed in 1965.

The 1866 station comprised a trussed arch roof, 95ft wide by 680ft long and was designed by W. Baker and L. H. Moorsom. Two further spans were added in 1881 and measured 78ft by 680ft and 110ft by 500ft.
The 1965 station concourse and accommodation was designed by British Rail’s Midland regional architect’s office.
It has been extensively refurbished recently to provide top quality facilities including a range of small shops, eating places and waiting areas.