When did Manchester Exchange close?
5 May 1969
The railway station was closed on 5 May 1969 and all remaining services were redirected to Manchester Victoria. Despite closure, the station remained operational for newspaper trains until the 1980s.
When was Manchester Victoria station built?
1844
Manchester Victoria station/Opened
Manchester Victoria railway station was first opened in January 1844. It included a number of Grade II listed buildings, and originally had a single platform. The station underwent a number of expansions, and by 1909 had 17 platforms and an area covering 13.5 acres (5.46ha) of land.
Where is the longest railway platform in the UK?
Gloucester
The longest train station platform in England is in Gloucester. It is over 600 meters long – that’s as big as 6 football fields!
Which UK train station has the most platforms?
London Waterloo
List of busiest railway stations in Great Britain
| Rank | Railway Station | Number of platforms |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Waterloo | 24 (Platforms 25 and 26 are part of the Underground) |
| 2 | London Victoria | 19 |
| 3 | London Liverpool Street | 18 |
| 4 | London Bridge | 15 |
Where was the Manchester Exchange railway station located?
The main approach road ran from the end of Deansgate, near Manchester Cathedral, passing over the River Irwell, the Manchester-Salford boundary and Chapel Street; a second approach road led up from Blackfriars Road. Most of the station was in Salford, with only the 1929 extension to platform 3 east of the Irwell in Manchester.
When did Great Western Railway stop at Manchester Exchange?
Between 1884 and 1943, the Great Western Railway operated a competing passenger train service from Chester General station via Frodsham, Warrington Bank Quay and Eccles to Manchester Exchange. The station suffered hits by several German incendiary bombs during the Christmas 1940 Manchester Blitz.
When was the last train to Manchester Victoria?
The last passenger train left the old station on May 5th 1969 when all services were switched to Manchester Victoria. Despite closure the station remained operational for newspaper trains until the 1980s. Opened in 1894 the station was painted by L S Lowry in a work named Station Approach, which sold for £2.3m at Sotheby’s in 2014.
When did Sheffield and Manchester share a station?
1844: The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lynne and Manchester Railway establishes their terminus in the London Road station, sharing the station with the Manchester and Birmingham Railway.