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Manchester Central railway station

railway station in Manchester, England, UK
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Manchester Central railway station

Summary

Manchester Central railway station is an industrial archaeology site[1]. It draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (industrial_archaeology_site category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Manchester Central railway station is located in Manchester[3].
  • Manchester Central railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Manchester Central railway station's instance of is recorded as industrial archaeology site[5].
  • Manchester Central railway station's instance of is recorded as former railway station[6].
  • Manchester Central railway station's commissioned by is recorded as Cheshire Lines Committee[7].
  • Manchester is named after Manchester Central railway station[8].
  • Manchester Central railway station's structure replaced by is recorded as Manchester Central Convention Complex[9].
  • Manchester Central railway station's Commons category is recorded as Manchester Central railway station[10].
  • January 1880 marks the founding of Manchester Central railway station[11].
  • Manchester Central railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ837977[12].
  • Manchester Central railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 53.4761, 'longitude': -2.2475, 'precision': 0.0001}[13].
  • Manchester Central railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Manchester and Allerton Junction Line[14].
  • Manchester Central railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9'}[15].
  • Manchester Central railway station's described by source is recorded as A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester[16].
  • Manchester Central railway station's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[17].
  • Manchester Central railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1880[18].
  • Manchester Central railway station's date of official closure is recorded as January 1969[19].
  • Manchester Central railway station's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[20].
  • Manchester Central railway station's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[21].

Body

Geography

Manchester Central railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Manchester[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include industrial archaeology site[5] and former railway station[6]. Manchester Central railway station's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[17].

History and Context

January 1880 marks the founding of Manchester Central railway station[11]. Manchester is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Manchester Central railway station draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (industrial_archaeology_site category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Engineer's Line References (ELRs): A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    Inception → +1880-01-00T00:00:00Z
    Date of official opening → +1880-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Heritage designation → Grade II listed building
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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