Carlisle Manchester Piccadilly Train

Carlisle railway station, operated by Virgin Trains, serves the city of Carlisle in Cumbria, England. The station lies on the West Coast Main Line which connects London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the central Scotland. The station also lies on the Settle and Carlisle Line. The station has a staffed ticket office although passengers should note that it is not open in the late evening. Passengers are able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services calling at the station are operated by Virgin Trains who operate long distance services, First ScotRail who operate services to Scotland, Northern Rail who operate local stopping services and First TransPennine Express. Services generally depart towards destinations including London Euston via Birmingham, Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Manchester Airport, Whitehaven and Newcastle via Hexham.

Parking is available at the station for 194 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day. Passengers planning an onward journey from the station can take advantage of a national car hire firm that is located at the station.

Located in the north west of England, Manchester Piccadilly railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Sheffield, Buxton, Manchester Airport, Liverpool Lime Street, Southport, Wigan, Llandudno, Pembroke Dock, Stafford, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Nottingham, Norwich and London Euston.

Manchester Piccadilly railway station is operated by Network Rail and operates inter city routes to London, Birmingham, Bristol, South Wales, the south coast of England, Scotland and to destinations throughout the north of England. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains.

Facilities at the airport include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafes and shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 856 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day. The station is accessible for disabled people and has escalators and lifts to all levels, wide-access doors and gates, braille signs, hearing loops and disabled toilet facilities. Cycle racks are available on Fairfield Street and the long-stay car park and next to the tower block at the station front. In March 2010, Manchester City Council and Network Rail unveiled plans for a 'Cycle Centre' to provide secure facilities, with maintenance and hire services.