Manchester Victoria station
Manchester Victoria station is a railway station and Metrolink tram stop in Manchester, England. It opened in 1844. It is Manchester's second busiest railway station after Piccadilly, and is the busiest station managed by Northern.[1]
| Manchester Victoria | |
|---|---|
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′14″N 2°14′33″W / 53.4872°N 2.2424°WCoordinates: 53°29′14″N 2°14′33″W / 53.4872°N 2.2424°W |
| Other information | |
| Code | MCV |
| Fare zone | City (D) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2019/20) | Increase 9.571 million |
| Passengers (2020/21) | 11px 1.542 million |
| Passengers (2021/22) | Increase 5.820 million |
| Passengers (2022/23) | Increase 7.003 million |
| Passengers (2023/24) | Increase 7.662 million |
Railway service summary
Westbound services
- 1tph to Southport (via Bolton and Wigan Wallgate)
- 2tph to Wigan Wallgate via Atherton; 1tph continues to Headbolt Lane
- 1tph to Chester via Warrington Bank Quay
- 2tph to Blackburn via Bolton, 1tph continues to Clitheroe
- 1tph to Liverpool Lime Street (via Chat Moss line, express - limited stopping service also operates during peak hours)
- 1tph to Manchester Airport
Eastbound services
- 2tph to Rochdale (stopping)
- 3tph to Leeds via Rochdale, then 2 via Bradford Interchange & 1 via Brighouse
- 1tph to Blackburn via Rochdale & Todmorden
- 1tph to Stalybridge (stopping)
- 9tpd to Hull via Leeds
- 1tph to Newcastle via Leeds
- 1tph to Saltburn via Leeds
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Oxford Road | TransPennine Express North TransPennine |
Stalybridge | ||
| Terminus | {{{route}}} | Terminus | ||
| Newton-le-Willows | {{{route}}} | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | {{{route}}} | Huddersfield | ||
| Lea Green | {{{route}}} | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | {{{route}}} | Terminus | ||
| {{{previous}}} | {{{route1}}} | Moston | ||
| {{{route2}}} | Rochdale | |||
| Terminus | Northern Huddersfield line |
Ashton-under-Lyne | ||
| Salford Central | Northern Ribble Valley line |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | {{{route}}} | Moston | ||
| Salford Central | Terminus | |||
| Terminus | Terminus | |||
| Terminus | Terminus | |||
| Eccles | Northern Liverpool to Manchester Line |
Terminus | ||
| Newton-le-Willows | Northern Chester to Leeds |
Rochdale | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Terminus | L&YR Caldervale Line |
Miles Platting | ||
| Newton-le-Willows | L&YR Huddersfield Line |
Rochdale | ||
| Manchester Exchange | London and North Western Railway Manchester-Liverpool Line |
Terminus | ||
Metrolink tram services
As of 2024, Metrolink services run through Victoria to Altrincham, Bury, Template:Tram, Template:Tram, Rochdale via Oldham, and Piccadilly. Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times.[2][3]Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Adjacent stations/i18n' not found.
Manchester Victoria Station Media
- Manchester RJD 47.JPG
Railway Clearing House map of central Manchester railways in 1910
Part of the original 1844 station building, photographed in 1989, originally it had a single storey, the second storey was added in the 1860s.
- Manchester Victoria & Exchange Stations geograph-2169556-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Platforms 11 (left) and 12 (right), looking west towards Manchester Exchange in 1964
- Manchester Victoria, 1968 - geograph.org.uk - 1610488.jpg
The station's bay platforms 6–10 in 1968, only the two on the right still exist.
- Railwaysofworld00protrich-p385-Manchester-Victoria-overhead-transit.jpg
The former overhead parcels carrier system in 1914
Overlooking the station concourse in 2009 before re-development in 2014.
- Manchester Victoria - east end 1988 - geograph.org.uk - 820064.jpg
The station in 1988. Showing the former tracks, platforms and trainshed, which were removed to make way for the Manchester Arena
- Manchester Victoria roof view.JPG
Completed new roof at Victoria in October 2015
- Manchester Victoria station concourse.JPG
Station concourse following completion of the new roof.
- Manchester Victoria plan.png
Layout map of Manchester Victoria
References
- ↑ "Office of Rail & Road Statistics 2022-23". Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ↑ "Metrolink tram times". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "Metrolink route map (pdf)". TfGM. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
Other websites
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- Train times and station information for Manchester Victoria station from National Rail
- Tram times and station information for Manchester Victoria station from Manchester Metrolink
- Victoria area map
