User:Hammersfan/Railway Adjustment and Intervention Bureau/Manchester Central station
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Manchester Central is a combined National Rail/Metrolink station in the centre of Manchester, that serves as the primary hub for the majority of Metrolink's services throughout Greater Manchester, as well as being a station on rail routes from Manchester to Preston and Liverpool.
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Manchester Central | |
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General information | |
Location | Manchester United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°28′34″N 2°14′51″W |
Owned by | TfGM |
Managed by | TfGM |
Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester |
Platforms | 2 National Rail 6 Metrolink |
Other information | |
Station code | MCT |
Fare zone | D (City) |
History | |
Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee London Midland Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 July 1880 | Opened |
5 May 1969 | Closed |
27 April 1992 | Metrolink opened as G-Mex |
18 July 2000 | New Metrolink terminus opened |
20 September 2010 | Deansgate and G-Mex amalgamated and renamed Manchester Central |
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