Mayfield | |
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General information | |
Location | Manchester, England |
Grid reference | SJ851976 |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
8 August 1910 | Opened |
28 August 1960[1] | Closed to passengers |
6 July 1970[1] | Reopened as a parcel depot |
1986 | Closed |
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.