Manchester Oxford Road Railway Station

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Manchester Oxford Road
Reception area of ​​the train station
Reception area of ​​the train station
Data
Location in the network Intermediate station
Platform tracks 5
abbreviation MCO
IBNR 7001527
opening 1849
location
City / municipality Manchester
Metropolitan Borough City of Manchester
Part of the country England
Country United Kingdom
Coordinates 53 ° 28 '26 "  N , 2 ° 14' 32"  W Coordinates: 53 ° 28 '26 "  N , 2 ° 14' 32"  W.
Railway lines
List of train stations in the United Kingdom
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The Manchester Oxford Road Station is a mainline and regional train station in the English city of Manchester . Located south of the city center, the station is the third largest in the city after Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria . It is located south of Victoria and west of Piccadilly, which means that trains from Preston / Northern England / Scotland and Liverpool to Piccadilly also arrive at Oxford Road station. It was used by around 5.2 million passengers in 2008/2009, which represents an increase of 4 million over the year.

location

The station is south of downtown, near Manchester University and Manchester Metropolitan University , as well as near the BBC studios and Manchester's pedestrian area. It is the closest station to the city center, although it is not connected to the Manchester Metrolink network.

history

The station was opened in 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway . Initially, the station had two platforms. After the new building in 1874, two side and three central platforms were created. As part of the expansion and electrification of the West Coast Main Line between Manchester and London, the station was completely rebuilt in 1960.

In 1969, traffic increased when the closure of Manchester Central station led its trains to Piccadilly. As a construction measure, a head platform was replaced by a through platform in Oxford Road station in order to increase the frequency. In 1971 the line to Altrincham was electrified again, which meant that these trains were extended to Piccadilly and on to Crewe and Oxford Road lost its status as a terminus, although it was still served as a through station.

In 1988, a rail link from Salford to the neighboring Manchester Deansgate station was created to enable trains from the north and north-west not only to Victoria but also to Piccadilly and thus also to Oxford Road. What in Victoria led to a (meanwhile slowed) loss of importance led to an increase in usage at Piccadilly and especially at Oxford Road, as the city center was directly accessible.

In 1992, when the line to Altrichham was switched to the Manchester Metrolink system, the station lost regional trains, but this was offset by the increasing number of long-distance connections.

traffic

The station is served by four rail companies: Northern , TransPennine Express , Transport for Wales / Trafnidiaeth Cymru and East Midland Trains .

Northern

Trains to Liverpool Lime Street (via Earlestown and via Warrington ), Hazel Grove , Preston , Southport and Manchester Airport

TransPennine Express

Trains to Liverpool Lime Street, Scarborough , Blackpool North , Lancaster / Barrow-in-Furness / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley and Manchester Airport

Transport for Wales / Trafnidiaeth Cymru

One train every hour to Piccadilly, in the opposite direction every two hours to either Llandudno or Holyhead

East Midland Trains

Hourly trains to Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Central and in the opposite direction to Nottingham and partly further to Norwich .

Trivia

From Oxford Road station, Europe's busiest bus route, with up to 140 buses an hour, goes to the southern suburbs.