Stafford Manchester Piccadilly Train

Stafford railway station, operated by Virgin Trains, serves the Staffordshire town of Stafford. The station lies at the junction of the Trent Valley Line, from Rugby to Stafford, and the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line. It is also an important station on the West Coast Main Line which connects London to the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the Central Belt of Scotland. 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.

The station is a popular location for trainspotters and enthusiasts due to its high volume of through traffic, including many freight movements.

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 CrossCountry, London Midland, Virgin Trains and Arriva Trains Wales. Between them they offer passengers services towards destinations which include Birmingham New Street, London Euston, Bournemouth, Coventry, Bristol Temple Meads, Liverpool Lime Street, Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly, Holyhead, Chester and Glasgow Central.

Parking is available at the station for 522 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

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.