Train Stations 

Piccadilly Railway Station, Manchester

Located close to the city centre on Station Approach, off London Road, Manchester Piccadilly is the main train station in the north-west of England and one of three in central Manchester.

The northern terminus for trains from London Euston. Piccadilly also has direct services to other main UK cities including Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

A new station concourse at Piccadilly Railway Station in Manchester opened in December 2002 with improved facilities. The concourse and booking office are open 24 hours a day.

Metrolink trams run to Manchester centre, G-Mex, Altrincham, Bury and Eccles.

Train journey times to Piccadilly

• 3 hours 15 mins from London Euston
• 3 hours 30 mins from Edinburgh
• 15 mins from Manchester Airport
• 1 hour 37 mins from Birmingham New Street

Station Facilities

• Cafés and restaurants
• Pub with viewing balcony on upper concourse
• Cash machines
• Shops
• Disabled toilets and access
• Toilets, showers and baby changing
• FastTicket machines
• Left luggage and lost property
• First Aid point on platform 1
• Metrolink
• Drop off and pick up area in Fairfield Street for taxis and private cars
• Free bus service to central Manchester - no other buses
• Long stay car parking - multi-storey with 500 spaces

Manchester Airport

Manchest airport has a dedicated station with lifts and walkways to all terminals located between Terminal's 1 and 2. There are direct trains from Liverpool, York, Lancashire and the north of England; all other UK destinations available from either Manchester Piccadilly or Preston.

Facilities on the platform

• Travel centre - tickets and info
• Cafe - open 6am to 10pm
• Trolleys
• FastTicket machines
• Old Trafford - Manchester Utd FC Station
• Old Trafford has its own railway stop, behind the ground's South Stand
• The stop only opens on matchdays to trains from Manchester, Crewe and Macclesfield
• Open to trains immediately before and after matches only
• At all other times Metrolink trams run from Manchester Piccadilly Station to Old Trafford

More Manchester Railway Stations

• Victoria Station
• Station Approach, off Corporation Street. Trains from Liverpool, Lancashire and the north of England. All other UK destinations available from either Manchester Piccadilly or Preston.
• Manchester and Leeds Trans-Pennine railway main terminus
• Nynex Arena close to the station
• Major rail, bus and Metrolink interchange
• Oxford Road Station
• Closest to the University, trains to Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds.

Central Station

Closest to the Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre. (GMEX )

Lime Street Railway Station, Liverpool

Close to the city centre, Lime St is Liverpools main station. The booking office opens 06:00 to 22:00 every day.

Train journey times to Lime Street

• 3 hours from London, Euston
• 45 mins from Manchester Oxford Road or Victoria
• 1 hour 43 mins from Birmingham New Street
• 4 hours 28 mins from Edinburgh, change at Lancaster

Station facilities

• Buffet
• Cash machine
• Car parking
• Disabled toilets and access
• FastTicket machines
• Left luggage

Other train stations in Liverpool

• Liverpool Central
• James St
• Liverpool Landing Stage
• Moorfields
• Aintree station - opposite the main Racecourse entrance

Other Railway Stations around Manchester & Merseyside

Formby RailwayStation

• Less than a mile from the centre of Formby
• 4 hours 15 mins train journey from London Euston
• May be required to change at Stafford, Manchester, or Liverpool

Southport RailwayStation

• Less than a milefrom the centre of Southport
• 3 hours 45 mins train journey from London Euston
• May be required to change at Wigan, Manchester or Preston
• St Helen's Central RailwayStation
• Previously known as St Helens Shaw Street
• 100 yards from the city centre of St Helen's
• 3 hours 15 mins train journey from London Euston
• May be required to change at Wigan, Manchester or Liverpool