Manchester Exchange Station

Manchester Exchange Station was a railway station located immediately to the north of Manchester city centre. It served the city between 1884 and 1969. The main approach road ran from the end of Deansgate near Manchester Cathedral, passing above the River Irwell and Chapel Street; a second approach road led up from Blackfriars Road. The bulk of the station was located in Salford and the 1929 extension to the east of the Irwell was in Manchester. The station was built by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and opened on 30 June 1884. The station had five platforms with Nos. 1 and 2 being bays and Nos. 3, 4 and 5 being through. Platforms Nos. 4 and 5 were reached by a footbridge from near the station entrance. The opening of...