Manchester Mayfield railway station

Mayfield
The exterior of Mayfield station from Baring Street
General information
LocationManchester,
England
Grid referenceSJ851976
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
8 August 1910Opened
28 August 1960[1]Closed to passengers
6 July 1970[1]Reopened as a parcel depot
1986Closed

Manchester Mayfield is a former railway station in Manchester, England, on the south side of Fairfield Street next to Manchester Piccadilly station. Opened in 1910, Mayfield was constructed as a four-platform relief station adjacent to Piccadilly to alleviate overcrowding. In 1960, the station was closed to passengers and, in 1986, it was permanently closed to all services having seen further use as a parcels depot.

After years of abandonment and many proposed development schemes, the station roof was dismantled in February 2013. The site was used for Manchester International Festival in July 2013.[2]

Manchester Mayfield station and the surrounding 6.2-acre (25,000 m2) site is the property of London and Continental Railways, the residual government-owned corporation and former partner in Eurostar International.[3]

In September 2022, Mayfield Park was opened on the southern part of the site.

In 2019, some of the site was converted into Depot Mayfield, a cultural venue.

  1. ^ a b Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 92. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
  2. ^ "The Programme: Manchester International Festival, 4 to 21 July 2013". Manchester Confidential. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Current Projects". London and Continental Railways. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.