Trains to Manchester Airport - Station Details and further Information on Manchester Airport Train Services
Manchester Airport train station is the station that serves Manchester Airport, and is built into the airport's terminal buildings. The station was opened together with the second airport terminal in 1993. The station is situated 9¾ miles south of Manchester Piccadilly at the end of a short branch from Piccadilly to Wilmslow Line. It is accessed via a triangular junction located between Heald Green and Styal.
The station platforms are connected by escalator, elevator, ramps and an elevated covered walkway (known as the "Sky Link") to the airport terminal buildings in which a manned railway ticket office is situated. Throughout the airport complex, the train station is known as "The Station" and is signposted as such.
In December 2008 a third rail platform opened after a year of construction and a total cost of £15 million allowing for extra rail capacity and increasing passenger demand. Arriva Trains Wales extended their Llandudno to Manchester Piccadilly services to here.
Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express are the two current franchise holders that serve Manchester Airport. They operate services between the Airport and Crewe (for connections to the South of England); Manchester Piccadilly; various destinations throughout Northern England and, since December 2007, to Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Carlisle.
There is a frequent service from the Airport to Manchester Piccadilly. Services also operate during the night to Manchester Piccadilly and beyond including York; Doncaster; Sheffield; Scotland and Blackpool North.
There are currently nine trains per hour to Manchester Piccadilly. There are no long distance services to the airport from the south; a service from Manchester Airport to Skegness via Derby previously operated but was cut back to Crewe due to poor passenger numbers. |
