Index
- Liverpool to Manchester (LMR)
- Liverpool Lime Street
- Wapping
- Liverpool Crown Street
- Edge Hill
- Wavertree Tech Park
- Broadgreen
- Roby
- Huyton
- Huyton Quarry
- Whiston
- Rainhill
- Lea Green
- St Helens Junction
- Collins Green
- Earlestown
- Newton-le_Willows
- Parkside 1st
- Parkside 2nd
- Kenyon Junction
- Glazebury
- Astley
- Flow Moss
- Lamb's Cottage
- Barton Moss 1st
- Barton Moss 2nd
- Patricroft
- Eccles
- Weaste
- Seedley
- Cross Lane
- Ordsall Lane
- Manchester Liverpool Road
- Manchester Exchange
- Manchester Victoria
Manchester Exchange
(1884 - 1969)
Manchester Exchange was situated on the London & North Western Railway's (LNWR) east and west route that connected Liverpool with Leeds. The first section of the route was the historic Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&M) which had opened in September 1830
At the time of opening the L&M had its eastern terminus at Manchester Liverpool Road station but by the 1840s traffic had increased to such a degree that a new station was needed and Manchester Exchange station opened partially on June 30 1884 and fully in July 1885
Exchange station was elevated above street level being carried on brick arches. It was reached by an approach road from Victoria Street which spanned the River Irwell. Its main entrance consisted of a grand four-storey stone building flanked by other smaller structures. Within the main building were offices and refreshment rooms, cloak rooms, toilets and further offices were in the other buildings
The station had five platforms, two of which were terminus platforms and three had through lines. A footbridge linked the terminus platforms, but it also had a cab road that tunnelled under the line and reached the platform by a sloping roadway. Adjacent to the footbridge, were a parcels office and a ladies' waiting room
The December 1895 Bradshaw timetable listed main line departures from Manchester Exchange to Birmingham, Chester, Glasgow, Holyhead, Huddersfield, Leeds, Liverpool and London. Numerous local services operated including weekday morning services
In December 1940, Manchester Exchange was badly damaged by enemy bombing. The station building was almost completely destroyed and what was left had to be demolished. The station was patched up and brought back into use
On May 5 1969 the remaining services at Manchester Exchange were diverted to Manchester Victoria, and the station closed to passengers, on the same day as the closing of Manchester Central
At the time of opening the L&M had its eastern terminus at Manchester Liverpool Road station but by the 1840s traffic had increased to such a degree that a new station was needed and Manchester Exchange station opened partially on June 30 1884 and fully in July 1885
Exchange station was elevated above street level being carried on brick arches. It was reached by an approach road from Victoria Street which spanned the River Irwell. Its main entrance consisted of a grand four-storey stone building flanked by other smaller structures. Within the main building were offices and refreshment rooms, cloak rooms, toilets and further offices were in the other buildings
The station had five platforms, two of which were terminus platforms and three had through lines. A footbridge linked the terminus platforms, but it also had a cab road that tunnelled under the line and reached the platform by a sloping roadway. Adjacent to the footbridge, were a parcels office and a ladies' waiting room
The December 1895 Bradshaw timetable listed main line departures from Manchester Exchange to Birmingham, Chester, Glasgow, Holyhead, Huddersfield, Leeds, Liverpool and London. Numerous local services operated including weekday morning services
In December 1940, Manchester Exchange was badly damaged by enemy bombing. The station building was almost completely destroyed and what was left had to be demolished. The station was patched up and brought back into use
On May 5 1969 the remaining services at Manchester Exchange were diverted to Manchester Victoria, and the station closed to passengers, on the same day as the closing of Manchester Central
