Index
- Liverpool to Manchester (CLC)
- Liverpool Central
- St James
- Brunswick
- St Michaels
- Otterspool
- Aigburth
- Cressington
- Garston
- Hunts Cross
- Halewood
- Hough Green
- Widnes
- Sankey
- Warrington Central
- Padgate
- Risley
- Birchwood
- Glazebrook
- Irlam
- Irlam Soap Works Halt
- Flixton
- Chassen Road
- Urmston
- Humphrey Park
- Trafford Park
- Manchester United Ground
- Free Trade Hall
- Manchester Central
- Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Central
(1880 - 1969)
The station was built between 1875 and 1880 by the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) and was officially opened on July 1 1880 causing the temporary Free Trade Hall station to be closed as a passenger station
The station's roof was a single span wrought iron truss structure which was 90 feet high at its apex above the railtracks
Underneath the train shed was a large brick undercroft with intersecting tunnel vaults, above which were 6 platforms above street level which exited the station onto viaducts and bridges
The undercroft was used for storage and connected to the adjacent goods sidings by a carriage lift. The station's two-storey south wall had 15 bays separated by brick pilasters. At ground-floor level the bays had 3 round-headed windows and at first-floor level 3 square-headed
In the 20th century a glazed canopy was erected at the entrance at north end
A temporary wooden building, erected at the front of the station to house ticket offices and waiting rooms was planned to be replaced by a grander edifice, for example a hotel and railway offices as at London St Pancras, but remained in use until the station closed in May 1969
Central station fell into a dilapidated state, was damaged by fire, and was used as a car park. The property was acquired by Greater Manchester Council and in 1982, work began on converting it into an exhibition centre, which opened in 1986 as the Greater Manchester Exhibition and Conference Centre or G-Mex. It was subsequently renamed Manchester Central in honour of its railway history. The undercroft was converted into a car park, serving the centre and Bridgewater Hall
The station's roof was a single span wrought iron truss structure which was 90 feet high at its apex above the railtracks
Underneath the train shed was a large brick undercroft with intersecting tunnel vaults, above which were 6 platforms above street level which exited the station onto viaducts and bridges
The undercroft was used for storage and connected to the adjacent goods sidings by a carriage lift. The station's two-storey south wall had 15 bays separated by brick pilasters. At ground-floor level the bays had 3 round-headed windows and at first-floor level 3 square-headed
In the 20th century a glazed canopy was erected at the entrance at north end
A temporary wooden building, erected at the front of the station to house ticket offices and waiting rooms was planned to be replaced by a grander edifice, for example a hotel and railway offices as at London St Pancras, but remained in use until the station closed in May 1969
Central station fell into a dilapidated state, was damaged by fire, and was used as a car park. The property was acquired by Greater Manchester Council and in 1982, work began on converting it into an exhibition centre, which opened in 1986 as the Greater Manchester Exhibition and Conference Centre or G-Mex. It was subsequently renamed Manchester Central in honour of its railway history. The undercroft was converted into a car park, serving the centre and Bridgewater Hall
