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{{short description|Principal railway station in Manchester, England}}
{{redirect|Manchester Victoria}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox station
| name               = Manchester Victoria
| symbol_location    = gb
| symbol             = rail
| symbol2            = metrolink
| image              = Manchester Victoria station 19-10-2009 12-11-47kopie.jpg
| caption            = Station frontage, constructed in 1909
| borough            = [[Manchester city centre]], [[City of Manchester]],
| country            = England
| coordinates        = {{coord|53.4872|-2.2424|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name          = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position      = {{gbmapscaled|SJ839989|25|SJ839989}}
| manager            = [[Northern Trains]]
| platforms          = 6 National Rail,<br/>4 Metrolink
| code               = MCV
| zone               = City (D)
| classification     = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] B
| transit_authority  = [[Transport for Greater Manchester|Greater Manchester]]
| years              = 1 January 1844
| events             = Opened
| years1             = 1902
| events1            = Extended
| years2             = 1993–96
| events2            = Northern portion reconstructed
| years3             = 2014–15
| events3            = Renovated
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| designation1        = Grade II
| designation1_feature = Victoria Station including concourse to rear with restaurant and booking hall
| designation1_date   = 20 June 1988
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'''Manchester Victoria''' in [[Manchester]], England, is a combined main line railway station and [[Manchester Metrolink|Metrolink tram]] stop. Situated to the north of the [[Manchester city centre|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 the city's second busiest railway station after [[Manchester Piccadilly station|Piccadilly]], and is the busiest station managed by [[Northern Trains]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage |title=Office of Rail & Road Statistics 2022-23 |access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref>

The station hosts local and regional services to destinations in [[Northern England]], such as {{rws|Blackburn}}, {{rws|Rochdale}}, [[Bradford Interchange|Bradford]], {{rws|Leeds}}, {{rws|Newcastle}}, {{rws|Huddersfield}}, [[Halifax railway station (West Yorkshire)|Halifax]], {{rws|Warrington Bank Quay}}, [[Wigan Wallgate railway station|Wigan]], {{rws|Southport}}, [[Blackpool North railway station|Blackpool]] (Sundays only) and [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool]] using the original [[Manchester and Liverpool Railway|Liverpool to Manchester line]]. Most trains calling at Victoria are operated by Northern Trains; [[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 [[#Victoria tram stop|major interchange]] for the [[Manchester Metrolink|Metrolink]] [[light rail]] system. Two former railway lines into the station have been converted to [[tram]] operations: the [[Bury Line|line to Bury]] was converted in the early 1990s, in the first phase of Metrolink construction, and the line [[Oldham and Rochdale 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 [[United Kingdom railway station categories|category B]] interchange station in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |title= Is Victoria UK's worst station? |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8364000/8364598.stm |work= BBC News |date=17 November 2009 |access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref> The station underwent a two-year £44{{nbsp}}million modernisation programme which was completed in August 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester Victoria station's restoration works start |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22069010 |work=BBC News |date=9 April 2013 |access-date=9 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="railtechnologymagazine.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/manchester-victoria-upgrades-to-be-finished-this-month|title=Manchester Victoria upgrades to be finished this month|website=www.railtechnologymagazine.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Engineering work at Manchester Victoria stops trains |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24954232 |work=BBC News |date=15 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Manchester Victoria Metrolink station closes for upgrade |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-26295791 |work=BBC News |date=2 May 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> The [[Ordsall Chord]] directly linking Victoria to Oxford Road and Piccadilly was completed in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester Victoria Station|url= https://www.arcadis.com/en/europe/what-we-do/our-projects/uk/manchester-victoria-station/ |publisher= Arcadis |access-date=21 February 2017}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Manchester RJD 47.JPG|thumb|left|A [[Railway Clearing House]] map of central Manchester railways in 1910]]
[[File:Manchester Victoria's original building 1989 - geograph.org.uk - 820318.jpg|thumb|left|Part of the original 1844 station building, photographed in 1989. Originally it had a single storey and the second storey was added in the 1860s.]]

===Origins===
The [[Manchester and Leeds Railway]] (M&LR) was founded in 1836 and the company began building its line between Manchester and [[Leeds]] in 1837. Originally its line terminated at [[Manchester Oldham Road railway station|Manchester Oldham Road]], which opened on 3 July 1839. The company realised it would be advantageous to join its line to the [[Liverpool and Manchester Railway]] (L&MR), creating a through route from Liverpool to Yorkshire with a joint station serving the centre of Manchester.{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=1-5}} In 1839, [[Samuel Brooks (railway pioneer)|Samuel Brooks]], vice-chairman of the M&LR, bought land at Hunt's Bank close to the cathedral and presented it to the company for the new station. The site was on the north bank of the [[River Irk]], between the [[workhouse]] to the north which had opened in 1793 and Walker's Croft Cemetery to the south. After several years of negotiations between the companies, work started in 1842. The M&LR built an extension from [[Miles Platting]] to the station which opened on 1 January 1844. On this date, the Oldham Road terminus was closed to passenger services and became a goods station. The new station had a {{convert|852|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} long single platform which handled M&LR trains to Leeds and elsewhere at its eastern end. The L&MR extended its line from [[Ordsall, Greater Manchester|Ordsall]] to Victoria and its trains operated from the western end from 4 May 1844, on which date its [[Manchester Liverpool Road railway station|Liverpool Road station]] terminus became a goods station.<ref>{{Harvnb|Ferneyhough|1980|p=105}}</ref><ref name="RailofMan">{{cite book|last1=Goode|first1=C.T.|title=The Railways of Manchester|date=1986|isbn=0-9508239-8-8|pages=19, 30–31}}</ref>

The station was named ''Victoria'' in 1843. Its long, single-storey building, designed by [[George Stephenson]] and completed by [[John Brogden (industrialist)|John Brogden]], was approached by a wooden footbridge over the River Irk before the river was [[culvert]]ed.<ref>{{cite book |first=J.D. |last=Marshall |title=The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, volume 1 |publisher=[[David and Charles]] |year=1970 |page=56 |isbn=0-7153-4352-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Jeffrey |last=Wells |title=The Eleven Towns Railway |publisher=[[Railway and Canal Historical Society]] |year=2000 |page=74}}</ref> Most of the original 1844 station buildings are standing including part of the original façade on Hunt's Bank.<ref name="mhisnet">{{cite web |title=Victoria station |url=http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour4/area4page17.html |publisher=manchesterhistory.net |access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>

The L&MR became part of the [[Grand Junction Railway]] in 1845, which in turn amalgamated with other railways to create the [[London and North Western Railway]] (LNWR) in 1846; the M&LR amalgamated with other railways to create the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] (L&YR) the following year. The headquarters of the L&YR were based alongside Victoria.{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=21}}

[[File:Manchester Victoria & Exchange Stations geograph-2169556-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|left|Platforms 11 (left) and 12 (right), looking west towards Manchester Exchange in 1964]]

===Expansion===
By the mid-1840s, six railway companies operated from the station connecting Manchester to London, [[Glasgow]], [[Liverpool]], [[Leeds]] and [[Sheffield]]. Victoria station dominated the Long Millgate area and was one of the biggest passenger stations in Great Britain.

Victoria underwent several phases of expansion as traffic grew. In 1865, four bay platforms were built on the eastern side on land reclaimed from the cemetery and another was built on the western side; a second through platform was built at the northern side and the station's facilities were expanded by the construction of a new east wing of the station building.{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=30-33}} Two decades later, the L&YR purchased and demolished the workhouse north of the station, and its site was used to build another bay and five through platforms which came into use in 1884.{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=36-41}} That same year, the LNWR opened its own station, {{rws|Manchester Exchange}} immediately to the west on the opposite side of the [[River Irwell]], and vacated Victoria.{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=59-62}}

[[File:Manchester Victoria, 1968 - geograph.org.uk - 1610488.jpg|thumb|The station's bay platforms 6–10 in 1968, only the two on the right are still extant.]]
[[File:Railwaysofworld00protrich-p385-Manchester-Victoria-overhead-transit.jpg|thumb|upright|The former overhead parcels carrier system in 1914]]
[[File:Manchester Victoria station 19-10-2009 12-20-16.JPG|thumb|Overlooking the station concourse in 2009, before redevelopment in 2014.]]

Victoria reached its maximum extent of 17 platforms in 1904, when the station was enlarged with extra bay platforms to the south. The present station façade, designed by William Dawes, was built in 1909.{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=73-91}} The cast-iron [[train shed]]s behind the façade were {{convert|700|yd|m|-1}} long.

An overhead parcels carrier system was constructed in 1895 because the station handled large amounts of parcel and newspaper traffic. It consisted of an overhead track which ran in a circuit around the station, upon which electrically powered trolleys ran suspended from the track, operated by airborne attendants. A large basket could be raised and lowered from the trolleys to distribute parcels and newspapers across the station. The system operated until 1940.{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=64-72}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Parcel carrier, 1912 |url=https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?image=10443986 |website=Science and Society |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref>

The L&YR merged with the LNWR on 1 January 1922. A year later, the merged company became the largest constituent of the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] (LMS). From 16 April 1929, Victoria and Exchange station were linked by the westward extension of platform 11 over the Irwell bridge, known as platform "11 Middle", which joined to Exchange's platform 3 to create Europe's longest platform at {{convert|2238|ft|m}}. Crossovers enabled it to accommodate three trains arriving and departing independently.<ref>Joyce, J. (1982), Roads and Rails of Manchester 1900-1950, Ian Allan Ltd, p-23 {{ISBN|0-7110-1174-5}}</ref><ref>Marshall, John (1970), The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2, Newton Abbot: David & Charles, p=67 {{ISBN|0-7153-4906-6}}</ref> Exchange station closed in 1969 and its services were transferred to Victoria.<ref name="LRTArailhistory">{{cite web|title=A Brief Rail History of Manchester|url=http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/history.html|publisher=Light Rail Transit Association|access-date=16 May 2017|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815023253/http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Exchange Station site opposite the cathedral was for many years used as a car park, until redevelopment of the site began in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Wright |title=Station name: Manchester Exchange |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/manchester_exchange/index.shtml |website=Disused Stations |date=29 October 2023 |access-date=11 November 2025}}</ref>

The station suffered bomb damage during the [[Manchester Blitz]] in [[World War II]]. On 23 December 1940, several bombs hit the station destroying the parcels office, and a large part of the roof over platforms 12 to 16. The parcels office was rebuilt, but the damaged parts of the roof were taken down and not replaced.{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=124-125}} The station came into the ownership of [[British Railways]] in 1948.

===Picc-Vic tunnel and Metrolink===
Proposals to build an underground station, ''Victoria Low Level'' as part of the [[Picc-Vic tunnel]] project emerged in the early-1970s.<ref name="piccvic-leaflet">{{citation |date=October 1971|title=SELNEC Picc-Vic Line |publisher=SELNEC PTE }} publicity brochure</ref> The scheme proposed creating a direct rail link between Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly via a tunnel and creating several underground stations in Manchester city centre. Platforms 1–4 at Victoria were taken out of use in 1973 in anticipation of the tunnel coming to the surface in that part of the station.{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=120}}

The tunnel project was cancelled in the late 1970s because of high costs; in the 1980s, transport planners turned to [[light rail]] as a lower-cost option. As a result, the stations were linked by the [[Manchester Metrolink]] system which opened in 1992. A street-level tramway was built across the city centre linking the stations and two converted rail lines to [[Altrincham Line|Altrincham]] and [[Bury Line|Bury]].<ref name="RailPR">{{cite web |title=Winning Station |last1=Coward |first1=Andy |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/rail-uk/20170104/282681866946719 |via=PressReader |publisher=Rail Magazine |access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> The [[#Victoria tram stop|tram stop]] at Victoria replaced the former Bury Line platforms and the tram line was extended into the streets through a new entrance in the side of the station.{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=128}}

===Downsizing===
[[File:Manchester Victoria - east end 1988 - geograph.org.uk - 820064.jpg|thumb|The station in 1988, showing the former tracks, platforms and train shed, which were removed to make way for the Manchester Arena]]

In the 1980s and 1990s, British Rail adopted a policy of concentrating Manchester services into Manchester Piccadilly. In 1989, the [[Windsor Link Line, Manchester|Windsor Link]] chord in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]] opened, enabling many of Victoria's services from the north to be diverted to Piccadilly and in the same year, trans-[[Pennines|Pennine]] services were also transferred.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief Rail History of Manchester: 1980s developments|url=http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/history.html#eighties|publisher=Light Rail Transit Association|access-date=22 May 2017|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815023253/http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/history.html#eighties|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="HNWR">{{cite book|last1=Holt|first1=Geoffery|title=A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Volume 10, The North West|date=1986|publisher=David St John Thomas|isbn=0-946537-34-8|page=244}}</ref> Victoria was reduced to six platforms, and part was sold for development. Between 1992 and 1994, the Manchester Arena was built over the northern part of the station site. Three of the five through tracks between platforms 11 and 12 were removed, along with platforms 12–17. The station was reduced to four through tracks and four through platforms, three of which were built to replace the removed platforms 12–14. They are covered by the Arena which was joined to the station by means of a raft above them. The Arena is accessed via stairs on Hunts Bank and from the station concourse. Following reconstruction, the platforms were renumbered; platforms 1 and 2 are bay platforms facing east (formerly platforms 9 and 10), and the through platforms are 3 to 6 (platform 3 was formerly platform 11). The through platforms are used by mid-distance services.<ref name="LRTArailhistory"/>{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=126-129}}

=== Renovation===
[[File:Manchester Victoria roof view.JPG|thumb|right|Completed new roof at Victoria, October 2015]]
[[File:Manchester Victoria station concourse.JPG|thumb|Station concourse following completion of the new roof]]

{{See also|Northern Hub}}
In 2009, Victoria was identified as the worst [[United Kingdom railway station categories|category B]] interchange station because of its dilapidated fabric and environment. The-then Transport Secretary, [[Lord Adonis]], announced that, with nine others, it would receive a share of £50{{nbsp}}million for a refurbishment programme.<ref name="Times-171109">{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/nov/17/worst-railway-stations-britain?INTCMP=SRCH |title=Off the rails: Britain's 10 worst stations named and shamed |last=Weaver |first=Matthew |date=17 November 2009 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=7 March 2012| location=London}}</ref> Victoria's £5{{nbsp}}million share of the 'Better Stations' Network Rail funding for improvements was cancelled in the June 2010 budget cuts,<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10154987 |title=Manchester Victoria station's £30m revamp now uncertain |work=BBC News |date=25 May 2010}}</ref> but replacement funding was arranged.<ref>{{cite news |title=£50m revamp for 'worst stations' |work=BBC News |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8363621.stm |date=17 November 2009 |access-date=17 November 2009}}</ref> On 16 February 2010, Network Rail announced its intention to refurbish the station as part of the Northern Hub improvement proposals turning it into an interchange for local and regional services throughout north-west England.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}} In August 2010, Network Rail announced the work would go ahead, despite the withdrawal of the £5{{nbsp}}million funding.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/victoria-revamp-to-get-go-ahead-despite-cash-895675 |title= Victoria revamp to get go-ahead despite cash blow |newspaper= Manchester Evening News |date=4 August 2010}}</ref> Station improvements included an [[ETFE]] roof; restoration of its walls, exterior canopy and period features; new platforms for additional services; improved access to the [[Manchester Arena]]; and improved retail and dining facilities.<ref name="networkrail.co.uk">{{cite web |url= https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/lnw/north-west-electrification/ |title= North West electrification |publisher= Network Rail |access-date= 21 February 2015 |date= n.d. |archive-date= 8 February 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170208043303/https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/lnw/north-west-electrification/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Work to refurbish the station began in April 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title= Manchester Victoria station's restoration works start |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22069010 |work=BBC News |date=9 April 2013 |access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref> The old roof was dismantled in autumn 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title= Manchester Victoria station redevelopment |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/manchester-victoria-station-redevelopment/ |work= Railway Technology |access-date=21 February 2017}}</ref> Installation of the £17{{nbsp}}million roof began in May 2014 and final roof beam was lifted into position on 13 October 2014. Installation of the ETFE sheeting was completed in spring 2015, and the station upgrade was completed in August 2015,<ref name="railtechnologymagazine.com"/> with the official reopening that October.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34445622 |title=Manchester Victoria reopens after £44m upgrade |work=BBC News |date=6 October 2015 |access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref>

The Ordsall Chord was finished in 2017 and links Victoria to Piccadilly.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester Victoria – Timeline |url= http://www.networkrail.co.uk/Manchester-Victoria-station-timeline.aspx |publisher=[[Network Rail]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120607072223/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/Manchester-Victoria-station-timeline.aspx |archive-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> It is anticipated that, after re-routeing services, passenger numbers would increase to 12{{nbsp}}million by 2019, compared with 6.6{{nbsp}}million in 2011/12.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report for Resolution – Manchester Victoria station |url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/egov_downloads/Item_5__Manchester_Victoria_Station.pdf |publisher= Manchester City Council |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref> The chord allows trains to run directly between Piccadilly and Victoria, shortening journey times on TransPennine Express routes between Manchester Airport and Newcastle, Redcar, Hull and Scarborough. An express service from {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} to [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] via Victoria is operated by TransPennine Express. Reinstatement of the south and west curve at [[Todmorden]] on the [[Caldervale Line]] facilitated a direct service between Victoria and [[Burnley Manchester Road]] for the first time in almost fifty years.

===Electrification===
In the 1900s, the [[Bury Line]], a busy commuter line which served the suburbs of north Manchester from Victoria, was losing passengers to [[Manchester Corporation Tramways|tramway competition]], in response to this, in 1914 the L&YR decided to [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrify]] this line using a unique 1,200 volt side-contact [[third rail]] system, in an effort to win back passengers. 

Electrification of this route was completed in 1916. As the scheme was a success, in the early 1920s the L&YR drew up plans to extend electrification to the [[Oldham Loop Line]] using the same system. The scheme progressed to an advanced stage, however with the reorganisations of railway companies in the 1920s, the new management had no interest in pursuing the scheme and it was dropped. This meant that the Bury Line remained as the only electrified line into Victoria, and it remained as such until 1991 when it was closed to be converted into part of the Metrolink system.{{sfn|Wray|2004|pp=103-105}}

No further electrification came to Victoria until the 21st century, when as part of [[Network Rail]]'s [[Northern Hub]] scheme, overhead electric wires have been erected to Victoria from [[Liverpool-Manchester lines|Manchester to Liverpool]] in 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Releases/Better-rail-services-become-a-reality-between-Liverpool-Lime-Street-and-Manchester-Airport-station-22b0.aspx |title=Better rail services become a reality between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport station |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=5 March 2015 |website=Network Rail Media Centre |publisher=Network Rail |access-date=5 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309092746/http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Releases/Better-rail-services-become-a-reality-between-Liverpool-Lime-Street-and-Manchester-Airport-station-22b0.aspx |archive-date=9 March 2015 }}</ref>  and [[Manchester to Preston Line|Manchester to Preston]] and through to [[Blackpool branch lines|Blackpool]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=First electric passenger trains finally entering service in Bolton |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/17426252.first-electric-passenger-trains-finally-entering-service-in-bolton/ |publisher=The Bolton News |access-date=7 August 2019 |date=12 February 2019}}</ref>

==Layout==
[[File:Manchester Victoria plan.png|thumb|center|upright=2.0|Layout map of Manchester Victoria]]

Manchester Victoria has six railway platforms and the Metrolink stop has four (four platform faces on three tracks). Two railway platforms are bays numbered 1 and 2, for terminating trains arriving from the east, and four are through platforms numbered 3–6 at the northern side of the station. The Metrolink platforms are parallel to, and south of, the bay platforms. Only the bay and Metrolink platforms are under the new roof; the through platforms 4, 5 and 6 are mostly covered by Manchester Arena.

==Architecture and features==
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the [[Italianate architecture|Italianate style]] in sandstone [[ashlar]] with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the [[Edwardian Baroque architecture|Edwardian neo-Baroque style]], four storeys high and 31 [[Bay (architecture)|bays]] to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in [[Art Nouveau]] lettering.<ref name="Listing">{{National Heritage List for England |num= 1254725|desc= Victoria Station including concourse to rear with restaurant and booking hall |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> The canopy was damaged by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]]'s [[1996 Manchester bombing|1996 bomb]] placed in a street adjacent to the [[Manchester Arndale|Arndale Centre]] and was restored four years later.{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=130}}

Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.<ref name="Listing"/><ref name="RailengManVic">{{cite web|title=A bright new Victoria station|url=http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/10/07/a-bright-new-victoria-station/|publisher=Rail Engineer|access-date=20 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Underneath the map is a bronze [[World War I]] [[war memorial]] with effigies of [[Saint George]] and [[Saint Michael]] at each end which was installed in 1923.<ref name="RailengManVic"/>{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=111}} At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester Victoria station officially reopens after £44m overhaul |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-victoria-station-reopens-roof-10201716 |newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]] |access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref>

The station received Grade II [[listed building]] status in 1988.<ref name="Listing"/>

{{gallery
|File:Manchester Victoria Station frontage, geograph-4748353-by-Stephen-McKay.jpg|Station façade and canopy, with names of destinations
|File:Manchester Victoria station, 2015 001.jpg|Restored former first class café and restaurant in the concourse
|File:Manchester Victoria station, bar-restaurant, geograph-4695414-by-Stephen-Craven.jpg|The restored interior of the café.
|File:Manchester Victoria ticket office, 2.18.jpg|Booking office
|File:Manchester Victoria war memorial.jpg|Bronze war memorial.
|File:Soldiers' Gate, Manchester Victoria station.jpg|Soldiers' Gate.
|File:Mosaic Manchester-Victoria-Station.jpg|1st class mosaic.
}}

== National Rail services ==
[[File:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway map at Victoria Station.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|Tiled Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway map]]
[[File:185138 at Manchester Victoria (2).jpg|thumb|[[TransPennine Express]] class 185 train at platform 4.]]
[[File:158752 at Manchester Victoria.jpg|thumb|[[Arriva Rail North]] {{brc|158}} unit at bay platform 1.]]

Manchester Victoria is served by two [[train operating companies]]:
* [[Northern Trains]] 
* [[TransPennine Express]]. 

It is occasionally used by [[CrossCountry]] services during engineering works. 

The Chat Moss route to Liverpool is operated by TransPennine Express [[British Rail Class 185|Class 185s]] DMUs and Northern Trains [[British Rail Class 769|Class 769]] BMMUs (peak time & early morning only). The [[Ribble Valley Line]] to Blackburn and Clitheroe is operated by [[British Rail Class 156|Class 156]] and [[British Rail Class 150|Class 150]]. [[Caldervale Line|Leeds Calder Valley]] services are usually operated by [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158]] Sprinter DMUs, though [[British Rail Class 195|Class 195 ''Civity'']] units are now used on many Chester trains.  

Since the May 2018 timetable change, all express services on the North TransPennine route call at the station. These services are run by TransPennine Express. Westbound, two trains an hour run express to [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street]] (one calling at [[Lea Green railway station|Lea Green]] and the other calling at [[Newton-le-Willows railway station|Newton-le-Willows]]). The other pair of services run westbound to [[Manchester Airport station|Manchester Airport]] via the Ordsall Chord and [[Manchester Piccadilly station|Manchester Piccadilly]]. Eastbound, there are 4 trains per hour running via [[Huddersfield railway station|Huddersfield]], [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] and [[York railway station|York]]. After York, one train an hour ran to each of [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh]], [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]], [[Redcar Central railway station|Redcar Central]] and [[Scarborough railway station|Scarborough.]]

From the winter 2023 timetable change, the service was somewhat reduced (due to ongoing staffing issues at the TOC), with only the hourly Liverpool - Newcastle and Manchester Airport - {{rws|Saltburn}} calling here. However, as of the December 2024 timetable changes, the former service pattern was restored, and 4 trains per hour operate between Manchester Victoria and Leeds via Huddersfield. 

Also since the May 2018 timetable change, services along the [[Calder Valley line]] have been significantly sped up. Stations between [[Rochdale railway station|Rochdale]] and Manchester are now served by Blackburn services. This means that Calder Valley services now run non-stop between Rochdale and Manchester. As a result, there are now 6 trains an hour to Rochdale.

=== Service summary ===

==== Westbound services ====
* 1tph to {{rws|Southport}} (via {{rws|Bolton}} and [[Wigan Wallgate railway station|Wigan Wallgate]])
* 2tph to [[Wigan Wallgate railway station|Wigan Wallgate]] via [[Atherton railway station|Atherton]]; 1tph continues to {{rws|Headbolt Lane}}
* 1tph to {{rws|Chester}} via {{rws|Warrington Bank Quay}}
* 2tph to {{rws|Blackburn}} via Bolton, 1tph continues to {{rws|Clitheroe}}
* 2tph to {{Stnlnk|Liverpool Lime Street}} (via Chat Moss line, express - limited stopping service also operates during peak hours)
* 1tph to {{rws|Manchester Airport}}

==== Eastbound services ====
* 2tph to [[Rochdale railway station|Rochdale]] (stopping)
* 3tph to {{Stnlnk|Leeds}} via Rochdale, of which 2 operate via {{rws|Bradford Interchange}}, & 1 via {{rws|Brighouse}}
* 1tph to {{Stnlnk|Blackburn}} via Rochdale & {{Stnlnk|Todmorden}}
* 1tph to {{Stnlnk|Stalybridge}} (stopping)
* 1tph to [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Hull]] via [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]]
* 1tph to {{rws|Scarborough}} via Leeds
* 1tph to [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] via Leeds
* 1tph to {{rws|Redcar Central}} via Leeds

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== Victoria tram stop ==
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Manchester Victoria is an interchange with the city's [[Manchester Metrolink|Metrolink]] [[light rail]] system. The stop is at the northern edge of the system's [[Zone 1 (Manchester Metrolink)|Zone 1]] and the start of the [[Bury Line]].

[[File:Tram entering Manchester Victoria.JPG|thumb|upright|left|A tram entering Victoria from the city-centre streets]]

The tram platforms opened on 6 April 1992 for services to Bury, which replaced the long-established heavy rail service. The tram platforms were built on the site of the former railway platforms 5 to 8, the terminus of the Bury line. The line was extended into the city-centre streets via a sharp curve south from the platform ends and out through a new entrance in the wall at the side of the station;{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=128}}<ref name="thetrams">{{cite web|title=Victoria Metrolink stop|url=http://www.thetrams.co.uk/metrolink/stops/Victoria|publisher=TheTrams|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref> The system operates on some [[British Rail]] lines that have been converted to light rail operation and on-street tram tracks. In October 2009 the [[Oldham Loop Line]] was closed for conversion to a Metrolink line. It was completed in March 2014 after reopening in stages to {{tram|Rochdale town centre}}.<ref name="LRTABHR">{{cite web|title=A Brief Rail History of Manchester|url=http://lrta.org/Manchester/history.html#tomlnk|publisher=LRTA|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="LRTAH1">{{cite web|title=Metrolink History 1|url=http://lrta.org/Manchester/metrolink.html|publisher=LRTA|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref>

The 1992 Metrolink platforms consisted of an island platform containing platforms B and C, and a side platform for Bury bound trams lettered A; this was later taken out of use due to leaks in the station roof.<ref name="thetrams"/>

The Metrolink platforms at Victoria closed on 21 February 2014 and were rebuilt in a different configuration to allow for increased services.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pages/news.aspx?newsID=75 |publisher= Transport for Greater Manchester |date=6 February 2014 |access-date=7 February 2014 |title= Metrolink: Time to make Victoria posh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222011128/http://www.metrolink.co.uk/pages/news.aspx?newsID=75 |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref> The rebuilt stop reopened on 18 February 2015. The new configuration has two island platforms serving three tracks, with platform faces lettered A, B, C and D; the outer platforms A and D are for through trams, city-bound and northbound respectively; the centre platforms B and C, which both serve the same track, accommodate terminating [[Manchester Airport station|Manchester Airport]] services as of 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-31521777 |title= Manchester Victoria Metrolink stop reopens in £44m upgrade |work=BBC News |date=18 February 2015 |access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="MCCLRTA">{{cite web|title=Metrolink in the City Centre|url=http://lrta.org/Manchester/city_centre.html|publisher=Light Rail Transit Association|access-date=13 May 2017|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214194249/http://lrta.org/Manchester/city_centre.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester Victoria Station Metrolink Platforms|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4763748|publisher=Geograph.org|access-date=21 May 2017}}</ref> The stop is one of the most used on the Metrolink network.<ref name="TfGM">{{cite web|url=http://www.gmtu.gov.uk/reports/transport2017.htm|title=Transport Statistics Greater Manchester 2017 Public Transport Section|work=TfGM|date=5 December 2019|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Metrolink services ===
As of 2024, Metrolink services run through Victoria to [[Altrincham Line|Altrincham]], [[Bury Interchange|Bury]], {{tram|East Didsbury}}, {{tram|Manchester Airport}}, [[Rochdale Town Centre tram stop|Rochdale]] via [[Oldham Mumps tram stop|Oldham]], and [[Piccadilly tram stop|Piccadilly]]. Services run every twelve minutes on each route at most operating times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metrolink tram times|url=https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/victoria-tram|publisher=[[Transport for Greater Manchester]]|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Metrolink route map (pdf)|url=https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/network-map|publisher=TfGM|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref>
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{{clear}}

==Accidents and incidents==
[[File:Manchester Victoria 2017 Arena memorial.jpg|thumb|right|Memorial on the station concourse following the [[Manchester Arena bombing]] in May 2017. A dedicated remembrance space exists to this day.]]

* On 19 August 1918, an electric train collided with the [[Buffer stop|buffers]], injuring 29 people.{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=105}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident at Manchester Victoria on 19th August 1918|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=8146|website=railwaysarchive.co.uk|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref>
* On the early morning of 10 December 1947, a train of 20 tank wagons loaded with [[petrol]] ran out of control while descending the bank towards Victoria. To avoid a collision with another train, it was diverted into the empty bay at platform 7, where it crashed through the buffers at {{cvt|25|mph}}, mounted the concourse, and came to a rest just short of the booking office. Swift action was taken to prevent an outbreak of fire. The train driver was killed in the collision, the fireman was injured and the guard suffered from shock.{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=121}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministry of Transport report into the accident|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Manchester1947.pdf|website=railwaysarchive.co.uk|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref>
* On 25 April 1994, two vehicles of a freight train derailed while passing through new platform 6, which had opened that day. The derailed vehicles damaged the platform edging stones along most of its length, putting it out of use until it was repaired.{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=129}}
* On 15 June 1996, a [[1996 Manchester bombing|large truck bomb]] was detonated about {{convert|400|metres}} from the station by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]]. The blast shattered many windows along the station's façade, and glass fell onto the glass canopy causing it serious damage. The station was closed for several days. The blast also damaged the glass and steel roof over the concourse and platforms, which resulted in the removal of much of the glasswork and cladding.{{sfn|Wray|2004|p=130}}<ref name="railmagvic">{{cite magazine|title=Victoria: the rebirth of a railway station|url=http://www.railmagazine.com/news/rail-features/victoria-the-rebirth-of-a-railway-station/page/2|magazine=[[Rail Magazine]]|access-date=7 June 2017|archive-date=21 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321161003/http://www.railmagazine.com/news/rail-features/victoria-the-rebirth-of-a-railway-station/page/2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* On 18 October 2016, a panel of the roof, which had been built the year before, collapsed under the weight of rain water, causing minor injury to two people.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-37694399|title=Injuries after Manchester Victoria Station roof collapse|date=18 October 2016|work=BBC News}}</ref> The damage was blamed on [[seagull]]s weakening the structure by pecking at the roof.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungry seagulls blamed for Manchester Victoria station roof collapse|date=22 February 2017|url=http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2017-02-22/hungry-seagulls-blamed-for-manchester-victoria-station-roof-damage/|publisher=ITV news|access-date=3 June 2017}}</ref>
* On 22 May 2017, the station was evacuated and closed and services were cancelled following [[Manchester Arena bombing|the bombing]] at [[Manchester Arena]] which is partially above the station.<ref name="abc">{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/police-respond-reports-incident-manchester-arena/story?id=47569092|title=Deaths, injuries after reports of explosion at Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena: Police|date=22 May 2017|work=ABC News|access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref> The explosion took place in the public area linking the station to the arena immediately above the station's through platforms,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/24/world/europe/manchester-arena-bomb-materials-photos.html|title=Found at the Scene in Manchester: Shrapnel, a Backpack and a Battery|last=Chivers|first=C.L.|work=The New York Times|date=24 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref> causing structural damage to the station which was closed, resulting in significant disruption to train and tram services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Structural damage to Victoria station after bomb|url=http://www.itv.com/news/update/2017-05-26/structural-damage-to-victoria-station-after-bomb/|publisher=[[itv.com|ITV]] News|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> The station reopened to traffic on 30 May 2017, following the police investigation and repairs to the fabric of the building.<ref>{{cite news|title=Manchester attack: Victoria railway station reopens|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-40089799|work=BBC News|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref> A memorial space created following the bombing exists adjacent to the 'Soldier's Gate' Memorial.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manchester Arena bombing: K-Pop band Blackpink pay on-stage tribute |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-48353856 |work=BBC News |date=22 May 2019 |access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>
* On 31 December 2018, [[Manchester Victoria stabbing attack|three people, including a police officer were stabbed]] at around 20:50 GMT. A man was held on suspicion of attempted murder.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-46724322|title=Manchester Victoria station stabbing: Three injured|work=BBC News|date=1 January 2019|access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Greater Manchester}}
* [[Listed buildings in Manchester-M3]]

== References ==

===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Wray|first=Tom|title=Manchester Victoria Station|year=2004 |publisher=Peter Taylor Publications |isbn= 0-9549451-0-7 }}
* {{Cite journal|last=Axon|first=William E.|title=The annals of Manchester: a chronological record from the earliest times to the end of 1885|url=https://archive.org/details/annalsofmanchest00axon|publisher=J. Heywood, Deansgate and Ridgefield|location=Manchester and London|year=1886|access-date=21 October 2013 }}
* {{Cite book|last=Bairstow|first=Martin|title=The Manchester & Leeds Railway : the Calder Valley Line|year=1987|publisher=M. Bairstow|isbn=0-9510302-6-4}}
* {{Cite book|last=Ferneyhough|first=Frank|title=Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1830–1980|year=1980|publisher=Book Club Associates}}

{{refend}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite magazine|title=Manchester Victoria rebuild is approaching completion|magazine=[[RAIL (magazine)|RAIL]]|issue=341|publisher=EMAP Apex Publications|date=7–20 October 1998|page=11|issn=0953-4563|oclc=49953699}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Manchester Victoria station}}
* {{stn art lnk|MCV|M31WY}}
* [https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/victoria-tram Tram times and station information] for Manchester Victoria station from [[Manchester Metrolink]]
* [https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/stops/victoria-tram/local-map Victoria area map]

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