Manchester Victoria station

Manchester Victoria
Station frontage of Manchester Victoria, constructed in 1909
General information
LocationManchester city centre, City of Manchester
England
Coordinates53°29′14″N 2°14′33″W / 53.4872°N 2.2424°W / 53.4872; -2.2424
Grid referenceSJ839989
Managed byNorthern
Transit authorityGreater Manchester
Platforms6 National Rail
4 Metrolink
Other information
Station codeMCV
Fare zoneCity (D)
ClassificationDfT category B
Key dates
1 January 1844Opened
1902Extended
1993–96Northern portion reconstructed
2014–15Renovated
Passengers
Passengers (2019/20) 9.571 million
Passengers (2020/21) 1.542 million
Passengers (2021/22) 5.820 million
Passengers (2022/23) 7.003 million
Passengers (2023/24) 7.662 million
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated20 June 1988
Reference no.1254725[1]
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.[2]

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
Previous station National Rail Next station
Manchester Oxford Road   TransPennine Express
North TransPennine 		  Stalybridge
   
Newton-le-Willows    
    Huddersfield
Lea Green    
   
Terminus   Northern
Calder Valley line 		  Moston
    Rochdale
Terminus   Northern
Huddersfield line 		  Ashton-under-Lyne
Salford Central   Northern
Ribble Valley line 		  Terminus
Terminus     Moston
Salford Central   Northern
Manchester to Preston Line 		  Terminus
  Northern
Manchester to Southport Line 		 
  Northern
Kirkby branch line 		 
Eccles   Northern
Liverpool to Manchester Line 		  Terminus
Newton-le-Willows   Northern
Chester to Leeds 		  Rochdale
  Historical Railways  
Terminus   L&YR
Caldervale Line 		  Miles Platting
  L&YR
Huddersfield Line 		 
Manchester Exchange   London and North Western Railway
Manchester-Liverpool Line 		  Terminus

As of 2024, Metrolink services run through Victoria to Altrincham, Bury, East Didsbury, Manchester Airport, Rochdale via Oldham, and Piccadilly. Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times.[3][4]

Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Shudehill
towards Manchester Airport
 Manchester Airport–Victoria Terminus
Shudehill
towards Altrincham
 Altrincham–Bury (peak only) Queens Road
towards Bury
Shudehill
towards Piccadilly
 Piccadilly–Bury
Exchange Square
towards East Didsbury
 East Didsbury–Shaw (peak only) Monsall
towards Shaw and Crompton
East Didsbury–Rochdale Monsall
towards Rochdale Town Centre

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Victoria Station including concourse to rear with restaurant and booking hall (1254725)". National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Office of Rail & Road Statistics 2022-23". Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Metrolink tram times". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Metrolink route map (pdf)". TfGM. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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