Manchester Oxford Road railway station
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| Manchester Oxford Road | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Manchester | ||
| Local authority | Greater Manchester | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 5 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.562 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 19th Century Rebuilt 1950 |
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| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Manchester Oxford Road (source) | |||
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Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK.
The station is at the junction of Whitworth Street and Oxford Road, on an elevated track between Deansgate and Piccadilly stations.
It serves the southern part of Manchester City Centre and the University, and is on bus routes to the southern suburbs of the city. It also serves the BBC's offices in Manchester and is within walking distance of Manchester's main shopping district.
This station lies on lines from Liverpool to Manchester and Manchester to Preston. Trains from this station go to Liverpool, Blackpool, Leeds, Sheffield and other towns across the North of England. Use of the station increased with the construction of the Windsor Link between Deansgate and Salford Crescent, linking the lines to the North and South of Manchester.
The original station had become dilapidated by the 1950s and was replaced by the current building in 1960 (architects W. R. Headley, Max Glendinning). This was designed in a distinctive style in concrete and wood with curves bringing to mind the Sydney Opera House. It is a grade II listed building.
The station has a ticket office, waiting rooms, toilets, a buffet and a newsagent. It is also patrolled by a "team" of seven cats who perform vermin control duties.
[edit] External links
- Images of England - photograph and details from listed building text
- Train times and station information for Manchester Oxford Road railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Manchester Piccadilly | TransPennine Express North TransPennine |
Birchwood | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | TransPennine Express TransPennine North West |
Deansgate | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | Central Trains Liverpool-Norwich |
Birchwood or Warrington Central |
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| Manchester Piccadilly | Arriva Trains Wales Chester to Manchester Line |
Newton-le-Willows | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | Northern Rail Liverpool to Manchester Line |
Deansgate | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | Northern Rail Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent Line |
Deansgate | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | Northern Rail Manchester to Preston Line |
Deansgate | ||
| Manchester Piccadilly | Northern Rail Manchester to Macclesfield Line |
Deansgate | ||
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