Deansgate railway station

Deansgate
National Rail Manchester Metrolink
General information
LocationManchester city centre, City of Manchester
England
Coordinates53°28′27″N 2°15′03″W / 53.4742°N 2.2508°W / 53.4742; -2.2508
Grid referenceSJ834975
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityGreater Manchester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDGT
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companyManchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway
Pre-groupingManchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway
Post-groupingManchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1849 (1849-07-20)Opened as Knot Mill and Deansgate
?Renamed Knott Mill and Deansgate
3 May 1971Renamed Deansgate
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.456 million
2019/20Increase 1.323 million
2020/21Decrease 0.213 million
2021/22Increase 0.805 million
2022/23Increase 0.968 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Deansgate is a railway station in Manchester city centre, England; it is located 1,100 yards (1 km) west of Manchester Piccadilly, close to Castlefield at the junction of Deansgate and Whitworth Street West. It is part of the Manchester station group.

It is linked to Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop and the Manchester Central Convention Complex by a footbridge built in 1985; Deansgate Locks, The Great Northern Warehouse and the Science and Industry Museum are also nearby.

The platforms are elevated, reached by lift or stairs, or by the walkway from the Manchester Central Complex. The ticket office, staffed full-time, is between street and platform levels. There are no ticket barriers, although manual ticket checks take place on a daily basis.

It is on the Manchester to Preston and the Liverpool–Manchester lines, both used heavily by commuters. Most tickets purchased by passengers to Deansgate are issued to Manchester Stations or Manchester Central Zone; therefore actual usage is not reflected in these statistics, due to the difficulty in splitting the ticket sales correctly between the four grouped stations (Piccadilly, Victoria, Oxford Road and Deansgate).