Piccadilly railway station opened 170 years ago today on 8 May 1842, when it was known as both Store Street station and as Bank Top station, terminus of the Manchester and Birmngham Railway.
According to Network Rail which manages it, over 28.5 million people use the station annually. In an independent poll carried out in 2007, Manchester Piccadilly had the highest customer satisfaction level of any UK station, with 92% of passengers satisfied with the station; the national average was 60%. Not that it nor its 14 train platforms and two tram platforms offer anything different to any other major city's mainline station, as far I can see. I wonder what most commuters and passengers really think of it?
Linked to the Our World Tuesday blog.
It'll be even more satisfactory when Carluccio's opens up on the mezzanine!
ReplyDeleteI think if the train arrives on time the station gets the vote.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne (where the trains don’t always run on time!)
Wow!
ReplyDeletethat is a grand old station!
ReplyDeleteHow very impressive and wonderful mean to measure time and life.
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A charming facade!And I like so much the perspective in this shot, it's really great!
ReplyDeleteLéia
Nice to get this glimpse of life in Manchester. The train station has a look of soaked-up history about it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Piccadilly! I'll be sampling it's delights on Thursday and again on Friday morning when I head back to Llandudno.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had an opinion on it but I've never been there! Nice photo!
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