East Midlands Train leaving Manchester Oxford Road Railway Station, North West England, UK

• Contributor: Tony Smith / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: P2X7YG
• File size: 26.3 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 3411 x 2695 px | 28.9 x 22.8 cm | 11.4 x 9 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 13 June 2018
• Location: Oxford Road, Manchester, UK

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Manchester Oxford Road railway station is a railway station in Manchester, England, at the junction of Whitworth Street West and Oxford Street. It opened in 1849 and was rebuilt in 1960. It is the second busiest of the four stations in Manchester city centre. The station serves the southern part of Manchester city centre, the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University, on the line from Manchester Piccadilly westwards towards Warrington, Chester, Llandudno, Liverpool, Preston and Blackpool. Eastbound trains go beyond Piccadilly to Crewe, Leeds and Sheffield. The station is notable for its laminated wood structures and was Grade II listed in 1995. English Heritage describes it as a "building of outstanding architectural quality and technological interest; one of the most dramatic stations in England"