Future Manchester Mayfield railway station

1 future

1.1 reopening station
1.2 commercial redevelopment
1.3 conversion coach station
1.4 government offices
1.5 entertainment venue
1.6 demolition

future
reopening station

interior, showing 1910 buffer stops

a study carried out mott macdonald in 2000 looked @ possibilities of increasing capacity @ piccadilly station. 1 solution put forward see track quadrupled between slade lane junction , piccadilly, pair of through platforms in mayfield goods yard south of piccadilly s platforms 13 , 14 linked additional running lines ashburys station. proposal supported gmpte increase usable train paths through piccadilly between 33% , 50%; track would, however, require expensive extension piccadilly-deansgate viaduct carrying track slade lane. location of proposed platforms criticised entail long walk passengers wishing interchange other terminating rail services @ manchester piccadilly or access city centre.

other options have station used again terminus, providing rail link manchester airport or, alternatively, lines might extended through mayfield , connected existing line manchester oxford road railway station.

further proposals put forward in 2009 greater manchester integrated transport authority reinstating mayfield operational station alleviate capacity problems @ piccadilly station. however, part of northern hub railway development scheme across northern england, network rail plans increase capacity on existing oxford road-piccadilly route widening viaducts , adding 2 additional platforms (15 , 16) south side of piccadilly station. there no plans re-open mayfield station public transport.

commercial redevelopment

station interior

in 2008 alternative scheme involving manchester mayfield put forward. proposal see station part of new 30-acre (120,000 m) city centre district created next piccadilly station. project create on 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m) of offices contained in office blocks 12 storeys high, , completed on period of 15 years. scheme led mayfield manchester , joint venture company between ringset, part of wrather group, , panamint; company owns around 90% of land around station of 2008, not own station itself. future of former railway station has yet decided , mayfield manchester were, of april 2008, said in talks owners, brb residuary.

conversion coach station

it has been reported station converted new national express coach station relocated existing facility on chorlton street , rebuilt on western end of mayfield goods yard pedestrian links piccadilly. new coach station adjacent inner ring road , have easy access road network.

government offices

in proposal floated in may 2009, labour government said have earmarked site location of 700,000 sq ft (65,000 m) super-campus house 5,000 civil servants. construction of building would, if had been approved treasury, have commenced in 2012–2013, , required demolition of mayfield station.

entertainment venue

in november 2013, planning application made conversion of station arts , entertainment venue maximum capacity of 7,500 people. application later withdrawn.

demolition

the mayfield area has been specified urban regeneration area , proposed replace station offices , residential developments, along revived proposal relocate whitehall government departments area. wider project regeneration of piccadilly station in anticipation of construction of hs2 line manchester envisages major redevelopment of piccadilly station , mayfield area, involving demolition of both mayfield station , gateway house.