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Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station (MAN)

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"Go to Sainsburys, cheaper food than anywhere here!"(6 Tips)
"Changing between platforms 13/14 and Metrolink?"(4 Tips)
"Be sure to check for platform changes..."(3 Tips)
"Best coffee at the station is in Cafe Ritazza"(7 Tips)

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Tony KingfisherOctober 11, 2018
Been here 100+ times
One of the best mainline stations in the UK. Some good retail outlets including M & S Simply Food and Burger King-for real/craft beer head to Piccadilly Tap 4 mins from main entrance.
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Nick WilsonMay 29, 2014
Been here 100+ times
The best value breakfast (and lunch deal) food is at Gregg's just outside the station - a coffee and bacon and sausage roll for £2.
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Joseph DentJuly 12, 2012
Been here 50+ times
Once you're on a train. Put the generic iThink NotePad away and have a nap. You deserve it. It's been a long and probably arduous day or meetings and bullshit office politics.
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John KJuly 14, 2010
M&S might be a little on the expensive side but the food is wicked and the staff I have noticed are very friendly at the moment. Wonder if they have a new customer service initiative?!
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Jamie BarlowMay 20, 2013
Take your headphones out to listen for platform changes, as they're not always shown on the departure boards.
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Mike HughesAugust 11, 2017
Picadilly tap on the balcony does jugs of beer (fosters, Amstel and strong bow) for 8 quid.
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Jason QuarisaSeptember 16, 2018
Lovely big station right in the centre of Manchester. All the usual fast food stores. Well signposted and easy to get around.
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Gari WellinghamJanuary 27, 2013
Been here 100+ times
Pigeons will try and race you to the trains in order to snaffle up the best seats. Beat them up the concourse, or else you totally will end up sat next to a toilet!
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Colin WilkesApril 10, 2014
Good Cornish pasty from the Pasty Shop, which is NOT called the Potato Wedges Shop for very good reason
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Steve DayMarch 17, 2015
Been here 100+ times
Need an ATM? There's a few near Sainsburys, but usually a big queue to boot. Pop down the escalators and make a right for a sneaky ATM with no queue!
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Michael HoldsworthJanuary 11, 2015
Been here 100+ times
Decent railway station with a good number of ticket machines and ATMs dotted around. It can still be hard work trying to get a ticket at busy times, though. Fridays are a nightmare for ticket machines
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Daniel RussellJune 12, 2024
Great main line station with lots of food and drink options and great connectivity to metro link which is below the station and to local bus services
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Gareth WilliamsJune 2, 2013
Been here 100+ times
Go up to Carluccio's on the first floor for some fantastic food! Coffees are only £1 in the mornings
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Martyn MorganJuly 24, 2018
Been here 10+ times
Sainsbury’s meal deal, great value. But you need to be quick, they sell out fast.
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Paul ShepherdNovember 4, 2012
If spending the night and can't get a bed, don't sleep in waiting areas. VERY cold, benches uncomfy. 30p for the toilets or jump turnstyle if quiet, kip in cubicles. Not classy or comfy but it's warm.
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NmApril 20, 2022
The main railway station in Manchester .. Very crowded .. Easy to access and navigate !!
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Sandro Di SimplicioAugust 17, 2018
Massive station, lots of food places. Avoid Carluccio's
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Amna MohammedFebruary 26, 2023
Loved being here with many of shopping options
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Kevin KeeganApril 7, 2016
Been here 25+ times
To avoid the ticket inspections take the secret lift from behind the Costa kiosk at the top of the travelators near platforms 13 and 14
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BJuly 4, 2019
Regardless of the size, it’s got everything you need and metro links.
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Catherine KlafferDecember 4, 2018
Super packed in rush hour. But very efficient too
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Tria HallNovember 9, 2010
Been here 100+ times
If the upstairs ticket machines have long queues, there're 2 at the bottom of the escalator to the Metrolink platform, on the right.
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Gareth WilliamsMarch 11, 2019
Been here 100+ times
Great station, good selection of places to eat, Carluccios is great.
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Josef SzottenFebruary 16, 2015
Been here 50+ times
Not the best of train stations. Best travel food is probably at Pret... Give yourself some extra time if you're travelling on platform 13-14. They're a bit of a walk away.
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AndersDecember 26, 2012
Been here 25+ times
Please note that there are NO TRAINS running, ANYWHERE, in Britain on December 25 & 26, every year.
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Visit ManchesterNovember 10, 2010
Catch the Metroshuttle bus numbers 1 and 3 from outside the main station entrance for free travel around the city centre.
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Iain MacraeJune 20, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Despite the bad rail press Virgin are the best train co in the UK. Go for it team Virgin, we love you
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Katherine GrattonJuly 22, 2015
A good variety of food services to choose from. Great if you've got time to spare inbetween trains.
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Maria 🔹September 11, 2018
There are two escalators going upwards for the food court but none coming down! Bear in mind when carrying luggage
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Chevrolet ManagerAugust 24, 2012
Are you ready for another football season? Stop by the Chevrolet Fan Zone at Old Trafford to get closer to your favorite team, Manchester United.
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Daniel BellafonteAugust 11, 2011
Been here 10+ times
One of the best looking and most well designed stations up north I have been to. Clean too which is a bonus ^_^
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Andrew GoateAugust 29, 2014
Easy to get to and plenty of things to keep you busy while you wait.
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Downbeat BhikkuJune 7, 2012
Been here 100+ times
Home of the PA [public address system] with so much echo and delay a old School dub reggae sound system would be proud to own it.
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Rob KnibbsFebruary 12, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Sainsbury's meal deal at £3 is likely your best bet if you need to eat on the hoof but want to keep both of your arms and legs.
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Chris KennedyNovember 4, 2019
Small station with a very small virgin first class lounge.
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Jennifer CarterJanuary 10, 2015
Big with lots of shops to browse whilst waiting for train. Close to centre
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M RMarch 7, 2017
It was nice spacious and very well organized
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Kaleigh PieOctober 26, 2012
Been here 50+ times
Guards will no longer let you through to buy on the train & take pleasure in taking ages to examine your ticket when you're obviously in a rush
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Braxton ChongJune 22, 2013
Been here 50+ times
Be careful if someone come up to you and ask for money for traveling. He is a con guy and have asked from me more than four/ five times now.
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Simon DavisonOctober 26, 2010
be careful on the platforms during wet weather as the rain falls through the holes in the roof and the surfaces are like ice rinks
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Enzo MartinelliJanuary 13, 2024
Old railway station with character and good organisation.
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Peter TanNovember 4, 2018
Spend as little time here as possible. Confusing directions and layout of the station makes navigation awkward. Be prepared to pay 30p to use the public toilets.
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Lewis SmithMarch 22, 2022
Been here 5+ times
They will recharge your phone at the ticket office for free
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Tom DavyMarch 3, 2011
Live a little, go backwards on the smooth elevators. You'll attract so much attention you may become one of the station's few tourist attractions
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Luke PopplewellMay 1, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Take your headphones off, Trains have a habit of having their platforms changed at the last minute.
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Ellen PickettAugust 20, 2011
Been here 10+ times
If u are traveling to London, coach E is the non reserved coach with virgin. Even if u have a reservation it tends to be quieter than the likes of A-C.
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Helen KeeganJuly 16, 2014
Been here 25+ times
Sit on the balcony and watch the trains - with calamari and an aperol spritz.
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Colette BoothApril 20, 2012
Been here 10+ times
The Upper Crust do lovely sandwiches - my favourite cheese and tomato on white baguette
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jason pJune 20, 2018
Central is just about the only compliment I can think of
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Sam KennerleyOctober 6, 2010
The cash points in the main station always busy if you don't want to wait walk 20 meters to platform 10 and use the free Barclays ATM on the infomation point
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