Deansgate railway station
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| (Manchester) Deansgate for G-Mex |
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| Location | |||
| Place | Deansgate | ||
| Local authority | Manchester | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DGT | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
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| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.016 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1849 | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at (Manchester) Deansgate for G-Mex from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. |
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Deansgate is one of several commuter railway stations in Manchester city centre, England. The station is 1 km (¾ of a mile) west of Manchester Piccadilly. Its located at the junction of Deansgate and Whitworth Street West.
The station lies to the south of Manchester City Centre in the Castlefield area. It is linked to G-mex Metrolink station and the 'Manchester Central Complex' (until recently known as G-Mex) by a footbridge built in 1985, while Deansgate Locks, the Great Northern Warehouse and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester are also nearby.
The platforms are at an elevated level, reached by lift or stairs, or by the walkway from G-Mex. The ticket office, staffed full time, is at street level.
It is on both the Manchester-Preston Line and the Liverpool to Manchester Line, both heavily used by commuters. However as tickets to Manchester are credited in station usage statistics to Manchester Piccadilly if the exact destination station is not specified, this is not reflected in these statistics.
[edit] History
Opened as Knott Mill on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR). Originally the buildings were wooden. In 1884 Manchester Corporation approached the MSJAR about the station as it was an "eyesore and nuisance". Several improvement plans were drawn up but it was not until 1891 that an Act was obtained to reconstruct the station and acquire the necessary land. The rebuilding was completed in 1896 and this date appears on a shield motif over the entrance. The station become Knott Mill & Deansgate around 1900 and finally Deansgate in 1971.
[edit] Services
From Deansgate there is a regular service eastbound to Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly. Though trains continue towards Manchester Airport, Macclesfield and Buxton.
Westbound there are regular services to Liverpool Lime Street, Southport and Blackpool North.
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