Reopening as a station Manchester Mayfield railway 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.