Manchester Oxford Road Railway station - wikipedia Manchester Oxford Road Railway station `` Oxford Road railway station '' redirects here. For the former halt on the Varsity line, see Oxford Road Halt railway station. Manchester Oxford Road The Grade - II listed timber facade of the station Location Place Manchester city centre Local authority Manchester City Council Coordinates 53 ° 28 ′ 26 '' N 2 ° 14 ′ 32 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.4739 ° N 2.2422 ° W ﻿ / 53.4739 ; - 2.2422 Coordinates : 53 ° 28 ′ 26 '' N 2 ° 14 ′ 32 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.4739 ° N 2.2422 ° W ﻿ / 53.4739 ; - 2.2422 Grid reference SJ840974 Operations Station code MCO Managed by Northern Number of platforms 5 DfT category C1 Live arrivals / departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries Annual rail passenger usage * 2012 / 13 7.149 million 2013 / 14 7.555 million 2014 / 15 7.598 million 2015 / 16 7.962 million 2016 / 17 8.584 million Passenger Transport Executive PTE Greater Manchester History Original company Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway Pre-grouping Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway Post-grouping Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway 20 July 1849 Opened 1960 Rebuilt Listed status Listed feature Manchester Oxford Road station ( including platform structures ) Listing grade Grade II listed Entry number 1255053 Added to list 24 November 1995 National Rail -- UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year ( s ) which end or originate at Manchester Oxford Road from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. UK Railways portal Manchester Oxford Road railway station is a railway station in Manchester, England, at the junction of Whitworth Street West and Oxford Street. It opened in 1849 and was rebuilt in 1960. It is the second busiest of the four stations in Manchester city centre. The station serves the southern part of Manchester city centre, the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University, on the line from Manchester Piccadilly westwards towards Warrington, Chester, Llandudno, Liverpool, Preston and Blackpool. Eastbound trains go beyond Piccadilly to Crewe, Leeds and Sheffield. The station is notable for its laminated wood structures and was Grade II listed in 1995. English Heritage describes it as a `` building of outstanding architectural quality and technological interest ; one of the most dramatic stations in England ''. Contents 1 History 1.1 Future 2 Architecture 3 Service pattern 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History The station opened as Oxford Road on 20 July 1849 and was the headquarters of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway ( MSJAR ) until 1904. The station was built on the site of ' Little Ireland ' a slum `` of a worse character than St Giles '', in which about four thousand people had lived in `` measureless filth and stench '' ( according to Engels in The Condition of the Working Class in England ), and of a gasworks which was relocated to the west. The station buildings, which were temporary wooden structures, were accessed by an inclined esplanade winding to the right from Gloucester Street ( now Whitworth Street West ) to reach their north front. There was a single platform on the north side of the line through to Manchester London Road ( now Manchester Picadilly ) and a second platform on a west - facing siding. To allow for extra trains in connection with the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition in 1857, extra platforms and sidings were built, but afterwards removed. A meeting of MSJAR contract ticket holders in 1863 included in its list of complaints the want of punctuality `` especially as at Oxford Road station there is only one platform used for both passengers and milk ''. From 1854 onwards Oxford Road served as the terminus for a service to Liverpool independent of the London and North Western Railway ( LNWR ) ( one of the joint owners of MSJAR ). The rail service went no further than Garston, with the final leg of the journey being made by steamer, but it alerted the LNWR to the possible use of the MSJAR by its co-owner, the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway ( MS&LR ) to reach areas west of Manchester. Consequently in 1857, when the MSJAR began ( the decision being taken on the casting vote of the board 's chairman ( by rotation an MS&LR man ) ) running an Oxford Road - London Road service, the LNWR took strenuous measures to discourage it. Every train of the service was flagged down just short of the London Road platform and not allowed to proceed further, passengers being told they were liable to prosecution for trespass if they got out. Goods going beyond the MSJAR were not handled at Oxford Road between March and July 1865 whilst some enlargement ( and widening ) work was carried out. The MS&LR pressed ahead with the joint lines to give it direct and independent rail access to Liverpool, but the LNWR blocked any matching improvement to the MSJAR and to Oxford Road, only offering to let these go ahead when the scheme for Manchester Central station was brought forward. To defeat the Bill for the scheme, the LNWR then promised to cooperate with the MS&LR in widening the MSJAR and enlarging Oxford Road. However, ( the chairman of the MS&LR later complained that the LNWR had ensured that ) no improvement took place before the MS&LR had its route to Liverpool. In October 1874, with Liverpool Central railway station now open, a letter to the press complained that with the additional services over the Cheshire Lines now using Oxford Road it was dangerously overcrowded. In the two and a half hours from eight a.m., thirty - seven trains were booked to call at Oxford Road : this was far too many considering there was but one platform. Frequently, passengers were compelled to alight outside the station, sometimes on the siding rails, at risk of personal injury, because of `` the blocked - up state '' of the station. Furthermore it was rumoured that the LNWR was planning to run a competing service ( via Broadheath and Warrington ) between Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street : if this were true, then it would further worsen the congestion, and the Board of Trade should forbid it In 1876, about twelve thousand pounds was spent on enlarging the station facilities, including the provision of a refreshment room ; the station was then said to be handling about a hundred thousand passengers a week. Train - handling congestion was eased when Manchester Central railway station came into use, and in 1892 the MSJAR, under pressure to greatly improve Knott Mill, rejected the suggestion of Manchester Corporation that it could kill two birds with one stone by replacing its two existing unsatisfactory stations with a single new, thoroughly satisfactory, station somewhere between them. The MSJAR offered instead a limited reconstruction of the waiting rooms and booking hall ; it also rejected the council 's offer of assistance with providing a more suitable approach to the station only to accept it two years later. Press articles on the golden jubilee of the line in 1899 noted that the platform layout was still that of 1849, and somewhat of a museum piece : `` if the station were to be designed today... it would have a platform on each side of the main line, an advantage which its frequenters know it does not possess... '' and better use would be made of the space currently taken up by the terminal platform, used principally for special trains, mostly those serving Old Trafford during the cricket season. Reconstruction took place during 1903 - 04. The approach was further improved, and the ticket office and the refreshment room expanded, the MSJAR offices being removed. ( They were to have been moved to an adjacent building, but this proved unnecessary : the 78 - year - old manager and secretary retired at the end of 1903, and administration of the line was taken over by an LNWR District Superintendent based at Manchester Exchange railway station ) :. An island platform was added on the through lines, coming into use in November 1904. From 1931 it was served by the MSJAR 's 1500V DC electric trains between Altrincham and Manchester Piccadilly. From July 1959, Altrincham electric trains were cut back from Piccadilly to terminate at Oxford Road in two new bay platforms. The station 's other lines were re-electrified at 25 kV AC. The whole station was again rebuilt and reopened on 12 September 1960, to a design by W.R. Headley and Max Glendinning of British Rail 's London Midland region, encompassing three overlapping cones for the main structure. The station 's location on a viaduct running through the city centre required its load to be lightened, which the architects achieved by using wood for the station structure and platform canopies. When Manchester Central railway station closed in 1969, further rebuilding took place : one of the bay platforms was taken out of use and a new through platform provided ( platform 1 ), the others being renumbered accordingly. In 1971 the Altrincham line was re-electrified at 25 kV AC and the 1930s DC trains withdrawn ; from then on, local trains from Altrincham ran through to Piccadilly and on to Crewe. Oxford Road thus became once again predominantly a through station. Use of the station increased in 1988 when the Windsor Link between Deansgate and Salford Crescent opened, connecting lines to the north and south of Manchester. This led to further investment in the station, including the installation of computer screens. In 1992, the Altrincham line stopping service was converted to light rail operation for the Manchester Metrolink. Oxford Road, once served almost entirely by suburban stopping trains, has now returned to having many more longer - distance services. The station, a Grade II listed structure, requires frequent maintenance. In 2004, the station roof was partially refurbished to prevent leaking. In 2011, the platform shelters, seats and toilets were refurbished at a cost of £ 500,000. In 2013, the station received a £ 1.8 million renovation to improve access, including lifts and an emergency exit. Future In the Northern Hub plans, the platforms will be extended to allow use by longer trains. The bay platform will be removed to allow the other platforms to be extended. Under controversial plans much of the nearby area 's Victorian character will be razed, including the Salisbury pub, and the group of streets nearby known as ' Little Ireland '. Architecture Manchester Oxford Road station platforms with the distinctive canopies The station had become dilapidated by the 1950s, and in connection with the electrification and modernisation programme of the Manchester to London line in 1960, the old buildings were replaced by the current structure by architects William Robert Headley and Max Clendinning and structural engineer Hugh Tottenham. It was designed in a distinctive style in concrete and wood with curves bringing to mind the Sydney Opera House. The station is a grade II listed building. ' Pevsner ' calls it `` One of the most interesting and innovative buildings of the period... the most ambitious example in this country of timber conoid shell roofing '' ( p. 36 ) and `` One of the most remarkable and unusual stations in the country both for the architectural form and the technological interest... it is the most dramatic and it is an important example of the deployment of timber to achieve large roof spans incorporating clerestory lighting. '' ( p. 178 ) The choice of timber was forced by the weak viaduct on which the station is situated ; anything heavier could have compromised its structural strength. The station has three overlapping conoid structures although they are only viewable from above. The light conoid roofs allow for a column - free interior space, maximising space and reducing load. Despite its architectural acclaim, the structure began to deteriorate within ten years. The roof started to leak and for years the station 's platform buildings were encased in scaffolding and other metalwork, partly to support the structure and prevent material falling on the platforms and passengers. Partial remedial refurbishment was completed in 2004. Service pattern A Northern Rail Class 142 in platform 5, the former Altrincham bay Northern 1tph to Wigan North Western via Bolton. 2tph to Blackpool North ( one via Bolton, one via Wigan N.W ) 1tph to Liverpool Lime Street via Newton - le - Willows 2tph to Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Central ( local stopping service ) 2tph to Manchester Airport, of which one continues to Crewe 1tph to Alderley Edge via Stockport 1tph to Manchester Piccadilly only 4tpd to Barrow - in - Furness and 2 tpd to Windermere A First TransPennine Express Class 185, at platform 4, with a service to Manchester Airport TransPennine Express 1tph to Newcastle 1tph to Middlesbrough 2tph to Manchester Airport First TransPennine Express used to run the service from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North but this was passed on to the new Northern franchise on the 1st April 2016. Through services to Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley no longer stop here since the May 2018 timetable change. An East Midlands Trains Class 158 at the station Arriva Trains Wales 1tph to Llandudno or Holyhead ( 2 trains per day, weekdays only ; 1 to Bangor on Saturdays only ) via Chester ( some evening services terminate at Chester, as do all on a Sunday ) 1tph to Manchester Piccadilly ( 8 trains per day extended through to Manchester Airport ) East Midlands Trains 1tph to Liverpool Lime Street ( fast ) 1tph to Norwich via Nottingham This is reduced on a Sunday, most services operating hourly. There are various other peak services. All eastbound trains ( those to Nottingham, Norwich, Crewe, Alderley Edge and Manchester Airport ) also call at Manchester Piccadilly. Manchester railways Legend City Centre and North Past, present and future Manchester Metrolink Main line services to Rochdale to Oldham Moston Newton Heath to Bury Newton Heath and Moston Bowker Vale to Tameside Crumpsall Clayton Bridge Abraham Moss Park Woodlands Road to Tameside Queens Road Central Park Monsall Edge Lane Miles Platting Clayton Hall Velopark Oldham Road Holt Town Manchester Victoria Etihad Campus Exchange New Islington to Ordsall Chord and to Salford Ardwick Shudehill Ashburys High Street │ Manchester Piccadilly Mayfield Market Street │ Piccadilly Gardens to South Manchester Exchange Square Gorton Mosley Street Oxford Road St Peter 's Square to Belle Vue Manchester Central │ Deansgate - Castlefield Deansgate Liverpool Road to Hyde Road to Ordsall Chord and to Salford to Tameside Cornbrook Cornbrook Pomona to Eccles Trafford Bar to Trafford to Trafford Firswood to Altrincham to Chorlton See also Greater Manchester portal Listed buildings in Manchester - M1 References ^ Jump up to : Historic England. `` Manchester Oxford Road station ( including platform structures ) ( 1255053 ) ''. 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Jump up ^ `` Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway : Half - yearly Meeting ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 26 July 1866. p. 3. Jump up ^ `` Railway Intelligence : London and North Western ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 16 August 1866. p. 4. Jump up ^ `` Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Bill ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 28 June 1876. p. 8. Jump up ^ A Daily Passenger ( 29 October 1874 ). `` Oxford - Road Station : Dangerous Railway Competition ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. p. 7. Jump up ^ `` Brewster Sessions : Manchester : Refreshments at Oxford Road Station ''. Manchester Times. 2 September 1876. p. 3. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City Council : The Knott Mill Railway Station ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 28 May 1892. p. 9. Jump up ^ `` Public Improvements in Manchester and Salford ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 23 December 1892. p. 5. Jump up ^ `` Street Improvements in Manchester and Salford ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 29 December 1894. p. 14. Jump up ^ `` Jubilee of the Bowdon Line ''. Manchester Times. 5 May 1899. p. 5. Jump up ^ `` Manchester, South Junction, and Altrincham Railway ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 22 July 1899. p. 9. Jump up ^ `` Impending Retirement of Mr Richard Haig Brown ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 16 December 1903. p. 6. Jump up ^ `` Manchester Railways ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 3 February 1905. p. 10. Jump up ^ `` A Manchester Improvement : Oxford Road Station to be Rebuilt ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 12 September 1903. p. 15. Jump up ^ `` Oxford Road Station : Opening of the New Passenger Platform ''. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 7 November 1904. p. 3. ^ Jump up to : Jenkins, Simon ( 2017 ). Britain 's 100 Best Railway Stations. p. 222. ISBN 978 - 0 - 241 - 97898 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Sensitive Design : It Works ''. Manchester Confidential. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2013. Jump up ^ Cox, Charlotte ( 20 September 2013 ). `` Manchester Oxford Road station is on track for overhaul ''. Manchester Evening News. Jump up ^ `` Network Rail plans more trains through Manchester ''. BBC News. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Manchester 's second coming -- but are developers destroying its industrial soul ? ''. The Guardian. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Oxford Road, City ( west side ) Manchester Oxford Road Station ( including platform structures ). Grade II. 24.11. 95 '' `` A-Z of listed buildings in Manchester ''. Listed buildings in Manchester. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Jump up ^ Hartwell, Clare ( 2002 ). Manchester. Pesvner Architectural Guides : City Guides. London : Yale University Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 300 - 09666 - 8. Jump up ^ `` Oxford Road Railway Station ''. Manchester Modernist Society. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013. Jump up ^ Table 82, 89 & 90 National Rail timetable, May 2018 Jump up ^ Table 39 National Rail timetable, May 2018 Jump up ^ Table 81 National Rail timetable, May 2016 Jump up ^ Table 49 National Rail timetable, May 2018 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manchester Oxford Road railway station. Train times and station information for Manchester Oxford Road railway station from National Rail Historic England. `` Details from image database ( 458646 ) ''. Images of England. 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Question: how many platforms does manchester oxford road have
Answer: 5