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Manchester Piccadilly Train Station

Manchester Piccadilly railway station, operated by Network Rail, serves the north western city of Manchester. The station operates inter city routes to London, Birmingham, Bristol, South Wales, the south coast of England, Scotland and to destinations throughout the north of England. The station is the busiest in Manchester and plans exist to further enhance the station's facilities and capacity as part of the Northern Hub and High Speed 2 plans. The station has a staffed ticket office and passengers are also able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

The main entrance leads to a concourse with ground floor and mezzanine levels. The Fairfield Street entrance leads to the Metrolink station in the undercroft and is linked to the rail platforms by escalators.

Facilities at the airport include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafes and shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services calling at the station are provided by Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry, East midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains. Between them they offer passengers destinations that includes Sheffield, Buxton, Manchester Airport, Liverpool Lime Street, Southport, Wigan, Llandudno, Pembroke Dock, Stafford, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Nottingham, Norwich and London Euston.

Parking is available at the station for 856 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Stafford Train Station

Located in Staffordshire, Stafford railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Birmingham New Street, London Euston, Bournemouth, Coventry, Bristol Temple Meads, Liverpool Lime Street, Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly, Holyhead, Chester and Glasgow Central.

Stafford railway station is operated by Virgin Trains and is located on the West Coast Main Line which connects London to the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the Central Belt of Scotland. It is also located at the junction of the Trent Valley Line, from Rugby to Stafford, and the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales, London Midland, CrossCountry and Virgin Trains.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 522 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

The present station was built in 1962 as an example of the Brutalist style of architecture - similar in overall form to the second Euston station in London which was built around the same period. The beauty of the building was perceived to be its functionality, and its design follows the Modernist approach.