Manchester Piccadilly
Station Information
Manchester Piccadilly is a staffed station served by Northern, CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast and 3 more. Allow 10 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 28118 services that called at Manchester Piccadilly over the last 30 days, 76.1% ran on time, 20% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 4% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 85% of 493 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Manchester Piccadilly is served by Northern, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales, CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway. Northern runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with the long-distance operators — TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales, CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway — adding the cross-country and London links. Tap any service on the board to view its full calling list, platform and delay history.
Where do trains from Manchester Piccadilly go?
The most common direct destination from Manchester Piccadilly is Stockport (around 1760+ trains per day), followed by Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Airport, and Wilmslow. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Manchester Piccadilly. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Door-side information at Manchester Piccadilly
Door-side predictions on Railly are available for 12 of 14 platforms at Manchester Piccadilly, covering the busiest terminating and through platforms. We use OpenTrainTimes signalling data combined with manual observation; confidence levels range from 'verified' (live TD + manual check) to 'predicted' (signalling-only). If a platform has no coverage, we hide the door-side icon on the board rather than guess. Tap any service to see which side the doors will open for your coach.
Accessibility at Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Piccadilly has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance, bus stops are within a short walk and the Underground (Piccadilly) is connected from the station. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Manchester Piccadilly
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 04:30–22:30
Sat 04:30–22:30
Sun 07:00–22:30
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Sat
Sun
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
Visually Impaired
All platforms have tactile warning strips.