Manchester Liverpool Road railway station, Railway station and industrial archaeology site in Manchester, England
Manchester Liverpool Road railway station is a Georgian terminal in Manchester, England, with elevated tracks running at first-floor level behind a brick facade. The adjoining warehouses and goods sheds form part of a complex that shows how early rail architecture combined passenger and freight operations.
The terminal opened on 15 September 1830 as the Manchester end of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Passenger services ended on 4 May 1844 when operations moved to a newer station.
The building represents a milestone in transportation development as the oldest remaining terminal railway station in the world, now part of Manchester's Science Museum.
The building is now part of the Science and Industry Museum and can be visited during regular museum hours. The old platforms and storage rooms remain accessible and show the original layout of spaces.
The brick viaduct arches led directly into a solid warehouse structure, borrowing construction techniques from canal engineering. This design allowed goods to move straight from trains into storage without extra handling steps.
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