Manchester Victoria station

Manchester Victoria
National Rail Manchester Metrolink
Station frontage of Manchester Victoria, constructed in 1909
General information
LocationManchester city centre, City of Manchester
England
Coordinates53°29′14″N 2°14′33″W / 53.4872°N 2.2424°W / 53.4872; -2.2424
Grid referenceSJ839989
Managed byNorthern
Transit authorityGreater Manchester
Platforms6 National Rail
4 Metrolink
Other information
Station codeMCV
Fare zoneCity (D)
ClassificationDfT category B
Key dates
1 January 1844Opened
1902Extended
1993–96Northern portion reconstructed
2014–15Renovated
Passengers
2018/19Increase 8.914 million
2019/20Increase 9.571 million
2020/21Decrease 1.542 million
 Interchange  0.254 million
2021/22Increase 5.820 million
 Interchange Increase 0.811 million
2022/23Increase 7.003 million
 Interchange Increase 0.866 million
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureVictoria Station including concourse to rear with restaurant and booking hall
Designated20 June 1988
Reference no.1254725[1]
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England, is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop. Situated to the north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, close to Manchester Cathedral, it adjoins Manchester Arena which was constructed on part of the former station site in the 1990s. Opened in 1844 and part of the Manchester station group, Manchester Victoria is Manchester's second busiest railway station after Piccadilly, and is the busiest station managed by Northern.[2]

The station hosts local and regional services to destinations in Northern England, such as Blackburn, Rochdale, Bradford, Leeds, Newcastle, Huddersfield, Halifax, Wigan, Southport, Blackpool (Sundays only) and Liverpool using the original Liverpool to Manchester line. Most trains calling at Victoria are operated by Northern. TransPennine Express services call at the station from Liverpool to Newcastle/Scarborough and services towards Manchester Airport (via the Ordsall Chord) from Middlesbrough/Redcar/Newcastle.

Manchester Victoria is a major interchange for the Metrolink light rail system. Two former railway lines into the station have been converted to tram operations: the line to Bury was converted in the early 1990s, in the first phase of Metrolink construction, and the line through Oldham to Rochdale was converted during 2009–2014. In the other direction, trams switch to on-street running when they emerge from Victoria Station and continue southwards through the city centre to Piccadilly or Deansgate-Castlefield.

In 2009, Victoria was voted the worst category B interchange station in the United Kingdom.[3] The station underwent a two-year £44 million modernisation programme which was completed in August 2015.[4][5] Renovation entailed electrification of lines through the station, renewed Metrolink stop with an additional platform, restoration of listed features, upgraded retail units, and a new roof.[6][7] The Ordsall Chord directly linking Victoria to Oxford Road and Piccadilly was completed in December 2017.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Listing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Office of Rail & Road Statistics 2022-23". Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Is Victoria UK's worst station?". BBC News. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Manchester Victoria station's restoration works start". BBC News. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Manchester Victoria upgrades to be finished this month". www.railtechnologymagazine.com.
  6. ^ "Engineering work at Manchester Victoria stops trains". BBC News. 15 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Manchester Victoria Metrolink station closes for upgrade". BBC News. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Manchester Victoria Station". Arcadis. Retrieved 21 February 2017.