Manchester Victoria station

Manchester Victoria
Station frontage of Manchester Victoria, constructed in 1909
General information
Location	Manchester city centre, City of Manchester England
Coordinates	53°29′14″N 2°14′33″W / 53.4872°N 2.2424°W / 53.4872; -2.2424
Grid reference	SJ839989
Managed by	Northern
Transit authority	Greater Manchester
Platforms	6 National Rail 4 Metrolink
Other information
Station code	MCV
Fare zone	City (D)
Classification	DfT category B
Key dates
1 January 1844	Opened
1902	Extended
1993–96	Northern portion reconstructed
2014–15	Renovated
Passengers
2018/19	8.914 million
2019/20	9.571 million
2020/21	1.542 million
Interchange	0.254 million
2021/22	5.820 million
Interchange	0.811 million
2022/23	7.003 million
Interchange	0.866 million
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Victoria Station including concourse to rear with restaurant and booking hall
Designated	20 June 1988
Reference no.	1254725[1]
Location
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]