Major changes all week at Manchester Piccadilly Station

Starting from Saturday February 14 Manchester Picadilly has closed platforms 1 to 12 for nine days to allow the £7.9M upgrade to take place.

There will be no services to and from London, the Midlands or eastwards over the Pennines until February 22.

Platforms 13 and 14 will stay open during this period but with a reduced service, while trains from Preston and Bolton will terminate at Manchester Victoria or Manchester Oxford Road. 

A Network Rail statement said: “Nearly eight million pounds, £7.9M, is being invested to improve tracks, points and signalling systems on the southern approach to Manchester Piccadilly station which date back to the 1980s.

“Teams will replace 11 sets of points, renew timber sleepers with modern, concrete equivalents and bring lineside equipment bang up to date across six lines to improve future journeys for passengers and freight.

“Investment in this critical stretch of track has been long awaited, as any issues with the ageing infrastructure can disrupt all trains running in and out of Manchester.”

The works at Manchester Piccadilly are expected to be completed by Sunday February 22.

More information can be found on Network Rail’s website.