Manchester Piccadilly Blackpool North Train

Manchester Piccadilly railway station, operated by Network Rail, serves the north western city of Manchester. The station operates inter city routes to London, Birmingham, Bristol, South Wales, the south coast of England, Scotland and to destinations throughout the north of England. The station is the busiest in Manchester and plans exist to further enhance the station's facilities and capacity as part of the Northern Hub and High Speed 2 plans. The station has a staffed ticket office and passengers are also able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

The main entrance leads to a concourse with ground floor and mezzanine levels. The Fairfield Street entrance leads to the Metrolink station in the undercroft and is linked to the rail platforms by escalators.

Facilities at the airport include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafes and shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services calling at the station are provided by Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry, East midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains. Between them they offer passengers destinations that includes Sheffield, Buxton, Manchester Airport, Liverpool Lime Street, Southport, Wigan, Llandudno, Pembroke Dock, Stafford, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Nottingham, Norwich and London Euston.

Parking is available at the station for 856 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Located on the coast in Lancashire, Blackpool North railway station offers passengers services towards destinations including York via Burnley, Bradford Interchange, Leeds, Liverpool Lime Street via St Helens Central, Manchester Victoria via Chorley, Hazel Grove via Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport.

The station is the main terminus of the Blackpool branch line from Preston and is operated by Northern Rail who also operate some of the passenger services calling at the station along with First TransPennine Express.

Facilities at the station include pay phones, refreshments and toilets. Passengers should note that ATM's and baby changing facilities are not available. Parking is available at the station for 30 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Blackpool North is one of two railway stations serving the town. Blackpool's other station, Blackpool South, is situated in the south of the town, with services towards Preston and Colne, and does not connect to Blackpool North. As Blackpool is a popular tourist resort, with its famous Pleasure Beach and beaches, there are many measures put in place to prevent fare evasion, including automated barrier checks as well as the conductors on the train. The station is approximately half a mile along Talbot Road from the Blackpool tramway.