Manchester Oxford Road
Station Information
Manchester Oxford Road is a staffed station served by Northern, East Midlands Railway, TransPennine Express and 1 more. Allow 5 minutes to change trains here.
Step-free access to some platforms — check the National Rail step-free guide for full details.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 10814 services that called at Manchester Oxford Road over the last 30 days, 66.7% ran on time, 28.2% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 5% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 100% of 390 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 27 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 Oxford Road is served by Northern, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales and East Midlands Railway. Northern runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with the long-distance operators — TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales 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 Oxford Road go?
The most common direct destination from Manchester Oxford Road is Manchester Piccadilly (around 1185+ trains per day), followed by Manchester Airport, Deansgate, and Liverpool Lime Street. 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 Oxford Road. 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.
Accessibility at Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Oxford Road has partial step-free access (category B) 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 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 Oxford Road
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Sat 06:30–22:40
Sun 07:30–22:00
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 04:45–23:59
Sun 08:00–22:00
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
There are two lifts at the Piccadilly end of platform 4 and 2/3 which connect the concourse area platform 4 and 5 with 2/3.
Note: there is no lift access to platform 1 at all
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