Deansgate (or Manchester Deansgate) is a railway station in Manchester city centre, England. It is 1 km (¾ of a mile) west of Manchester Piccadilly in the Castlefield area, at the junction of Deansgate and Whitworth Street West.

It is linked to G-mex Metrolink station and the Manchester Central Complex (previously G-Mex) by a footbridge built in 1985, while Deansgate Locks, the Great Northern Warehouse and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester are nearby.

The platforms are elevated, reached by lift or stairs, or by the walkway from Mancester Central Complex. The ticket office, staffed full time, is between street and platform levels.

It is on the Manchester-Preston Line and the Liverpool to Manchester Line, both heavily used by commuters. As tickets to Manchester are credited in station usage statistics to Manchester Piccadilly if the exact destination station is not specified, actual usage is not reflected in these statistics.

History

It was opened as Knott Mill on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR), with wooden buildings. In 1884 Manchester Corporation approached the MSJAR about the station as it was an "eyesore and nuisance". Several improvement plans were drawn up but it was not until 1891 that an Act was obtained to reconstruct the station and acquire the necessary land. The rebuilding was completed in 1896 and this date appears on a shield motif over the entrance. The station become Knott Mill & Deansgate around 1900 and Deansgate in 1971. Today it is sometimes known as Manchester Deansgate, and on many station information boards it is Deansgate G-Mex.

Services

There are regular trains eastbound to Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly. Some Though trains continue towards , and .

Westbound there are regular trains to , and .