12 Facts About Manchester Piccadilly

1.

Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England.

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2.

Manchester Piccadilly is a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.

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3.

Between the late 1990s and early 2000s, Manchester Piccadilly station was refurbished, taking five years and costing £100million ; it was the most expensive improvement on the UK rail network at the time.

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4.

The present Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop is proposed to be relocated from ground-level below the existing station platforms to a new larger four-platform stop located underground below the high speed station.

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5.

The station was shared from the beginning with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Piccadilly Railway following an agreement made by the promoters in 1837.

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6.

The station's approach leading to the end of Manchester Piccadilly was constructed in 1969 along with the "wavy" fronted Gateway House designed by the architect Richard Seifert.

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7.

Manchester Piccadilly is accessible for disabled people and has escalators and lifts to all levels, wide-access doors and gates, braille signs, hearing loops and disabled toilet facilities.

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8.

Manchester Piccadilly is currently served by six train operating companies:.

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9.

Provision for a second stop at ground-level to the east of the high speed station called Manchester Piccadilly Central is proposed to provide for future expansions of the Metrolink network.

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10.

In 2009, the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority advocated reopening the neighbouring derelict Mayfield station to alleviate capacity problems but the proposal was not advanced; plans focused on increasing track capacity on the cross-city route between Piccadilly and Oxford Road stations were pursued.

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11.

Proposals would simplify train operations at Manchester Piccadilly, creating close associations between pairs of lines leading out of the station and particular platforms while requiring only a few crossing moves.

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12.

The importance of directly integrating this underground facility with the existing Manchester Piccadilly Station has been emphasised as well; however, the report observes that the necessary financing for the programme is still lacking.

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