Ardwick railway station

Ardwick railway station in Ardwick, Manchester, England, is about one mile south-east of Manchester Piccadilly, on the Glossop and Hope Valley Lines. Plans to close the station were shelved in 2006 due to increasing activity in the area.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Ardwick, Manchester, England, UK
Also known as: “ADK”, “Ardwick”, “Ardwick Railway Station”, and “Ardwick Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City of Manchester Stadium and O2 Apollo Manchester.

City of Manchester Stadium

Stadium

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The Etihad Stadium is the home of Premier League club Manchester City, with a domestic football capacity of 61,038, making it the 6th-largest football stadium in England and 8th-largest stadium in the United Kingdom. City of Manchester Stadium is situated 1 mile northeast of Ardwick railway station.

O2 Apollo Manchester

Music venue

The O2 Apollo Manchester is a concert venue in Ardwick Green, Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building, with a capacity of 3,500. O2 Apollo Manchester is situated 2,100 feet west of Ardwick railway station.

Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station

Railway station

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Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. Opened originally as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station is situated 1 mile northwest of Ardwick railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardwick and Beswick.

Ardwick

Suburb

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Ardwick is an area of Manchester, England, one mile southeast of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 19,250. Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a pleasant and wealthy suburb of Manchester, but by the end of that century became heavily industrialised.

Beswick

Suburb

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Beswick is an area of east Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it neighbours the district of Openshaw to the east. The River Medlock and the Ashton Canal both run through it.