Exchange Station (Remains), Manchester - Visited by Ojay & Stepping Lightly.
The station was built by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and opened on 30 June 1884. The station had five platforms with No's. 1 and 2 being terminal and No's. 3, 4 and 5 being through roads.
Platforms No's. 4 and 5 were reached by a footbridge from near the station entrance.
From 1929, Exchange had a platform link with the adjacent Manchester Victoria Station with platform No. 3 being extended eastwards to meet Victoria's platform No. 11, thus creating Europe's longest platform at 2194 feet (669m).
The station originally provided alternative train services from Manchester to London Euston. Between 1884 and 1943, the Great Western Railway operated a competing passenger train service from Chester General station via Frodsham, Warrington Bank Quay and Eccles to Manchester Exchange.
The station suffered hits by several German incendiary bombs during the Christmas 1940 Manchester Blitz. On 22 December, the station roof was severely damaged, portions of which were never replaced. Fires took extensive hold on the building which could not be re-opened for passengers until 13 January 1941.
The station was closed on 5 May 1969 and all remaining services were redirected to Manchester Victoria. The site is now occupied by a car park & the M.E.N Arena.
The disused Platform 11 still remains along with the footbridge & Bridge, which is cut short by the M.E.N. Arena. Here the trains still run through the M.E.N and into Victoria.
Aside from the overground platform and footbridge the only remaining existence of the station is below ground, the steps once served as entrance to the staion above. Sadly no more.........
Map
c 1910
1969 - CLOSED.
Lowry - Station Approach
Remnants
Platform 11 - 2,194 ft (Europes longest platform)
Remaing footbridge
Then we head 'Underground Manchester' so to speak, to check out the lost remains of Exchange Station.....
Original 'Steps'
Storage
Backfilled
Palatine Buildings & Chethams
River Irwell, Cathedral etc etc
Shouts to Stepping Lightly
The station was built by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and opened on 30 June 1884. The station had five platforms with No's. 1 and 2 being terminal and No's. 3, 4 and 5 being through roads.
Platforms No's. 4 and 5 were reached by a footbridge from near the station entrance.
From 1929, Exchange had a platform link with the adjacent Manchester Victoria Station with platform No. 3 being extended eastwards to meet Victoria's platform No. 11, thus creating Europe's longest platform at 2194 feet (669m).
The station originally provided alternative train services from Manchester to London Euston. Between 1884 and 1943, the Great Western Railway operated a competing passenger train service from Chester General station via Frodsham, Warrington Bank Quay and Eccles to Manchester Exchange.
The station suffered hits by several German incendiary bombs during the Christmas 1940 Manchester Blitz. On 22 December, the station roof was severely damaged, portions of which were never replaced. Fires took extensive hold on the building which could not be re-opened for passengers until 13 January 1941.
The station was closed on 5 May 1969 and all remaining services were redirected to Manchester Victoria. The site is now occupied by a car park & the M.E.N Arena.
The disused Platform 11 still remains along with the footbridge & Bridge, which is cut short by the M.E.N. Arena. Here the trains still run through the M.E.N and into Victoria.
Aside from the overground platform and footbridge the only remaining existence of the station is below ground, the steps once served as entrance to the staion above. Sadly no more.........
Map
c 1910
1969 - CLOSED.
Lowry - Station Approach
Remnants
Platform 11 - 2,194 ft (Europes longest platform)
Remaing footbridge
Then we head 'Underground Manchester' so to speak, to check out the lost remains of Exchange Station.....
Original 'Steps'
Storage
Backfilled
Palatine Buildings & Chethams
River Irwell, Cathedral etc etc
Shouts to Stepping Lightly
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