Manchester rail network

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public transport system rail transport network

The Manchester rail network is the interconnected system of railway lines, stations, and services that serves the city of Manchester and its surrounding region as a major transport hub in northern England.

Aliases (2)

Greater Manchester rail network ×2
North West rail network ×1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transport system → rail transport network →
connectsTo	Birmingham → Edinburgh → Glasgow → Leeds → Liverpool → London → Manchester Airport → Preston → Sheffield →
country	United Kingdom →
governedBy	Transport for Greater Manchester →
hasFeature	electrified railway lines → interchange with bus services → interchange with tram services → park and ride facilities → terminal stations → through stations →
hasMajorHub	Bolton railway station → Deansgate railway station → Manchester Airport railway station → Manchester Oxford Road railway station → Manchester Piccadilly railway station → Manchester Victoria railway station → Oldham Mumps tram stop → Rochdale railway station → Salford Central railway station → Salford Crescent railway station → Stockport railway station → Wigan North Western railway station → Wigan Wallgate railway station →
includesLine	Atherton line → Buxton line → Calder Valley line → Castlefield corridor → Chat Moss line → Glossop line → Hadfield line → Hope Valley line → Manchester Airport branch line → Manchester to Crewe railway line → Manchester to Leeds railway line → Manchester to Liverpool railway line → Manchester to Preston railway line → Manchester to Sheffield railway line → Marple line → Styal line → TransPennine route → West Coast Main Line branches → Windsor Link →
includesMode	heavy rail → light rail →
includesSystem	Manchester Metrolink →
infrastructureManager	Network Rail →
locatedIn	England → Greater Manchester → Manchester → North West England →
operator	Avanti West Coast → CrossCountry → Northern Trains → TransPennine Express → Transport for Wales Rail →
partOf	National Rail network of Great Britain →
primaryUse	commuter transport → long-distance rail services → regional rail services →
role	major transport hub in northern England →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rochdale line ("Greater Manchester rail network") → Victoria Station railway bridges →	partOf
Manchester–Preston line ("North West rail network") →	isPartOf
Atherton line ("Greater Manchester rail network") →	railNetwork