Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
With the completion of the recent refurbishment of Manchester Victoria, I'm wondering which of these two mainline Manchester stations people prefer to use, or which do you like more - and why?
And slightly differing from the theme, but when you think of Manchester and London mainline stations, which station in each city first comes to your mind? I'm not including Birmingham and Liverpool here because these are pretty obvious.
I really dislike Victoria. It just has a very oppressive feel to it, particularly with the ticket barriers being the main visible feature, poor retail and the platforms themselves being even-more-fume-choked versions of Birmingham New St. A truly nasty station not at all fit for a great city.
Yes, the tram stop is fancy, but that's only relevant if you are using the tram.
Piccadilly is an excellent station, indeed in my view one of the best in the country, provided you can avoid 13/14.