Good Modern Train Station (Manchester Piccadilly Station)

Member Name: fairynuff2004

Product:	Manchester Piccadilly Station
Date:	28/07/09 (41 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: travelator speeding you to platform 13/14

Disadvantages: none

Arriving on the Virgin Pendelino from London is 2 hours 15 Minutes we arrive within a sheltered station with 12 platforms, (other 2 platforms are through trains only that stop on their way past manchester onwards)
So you get off and walk along the train towards the Ticket Checkers and then through the automatic doors...
You will be presented with 3 boards forming a triangle displaying all Destination Departures in Alphabetical order...You can't help but Glimpse over to Burger King and other shops...As you make your way to the exit you will find WHsmiths which is bursting with magazines.
There is also a Sainsbury's within the station along with an hmv...so there's plenty to do while you wait for a train. If you are going into the city centre why not just walk down the hill and straight down the road for about 10 minutes. Or if you really want you can get on the free shuttle bus but to be honest it takes just as long winding around all the roads in traffic than just walking.
There are Travelators if you need to get to Platform 13 and 14 and the METRO trams are ajacent to platform 10 down an escalator which will take you as far as Altrincham.
The station is also heated

Summary: Nice Modern Station