Manchester is home to the world's oldest surviving railway station, Liverpool Road Station, built nearly 200 years ago in 1830. The station was a key part of the historic Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first steam-powered inter-urban railway, which revolutionised trade and travel during the Industrial Revolution.
Liverpool Road Station served as a passenger terminus for only 14 years before closing in 1844, following the opening of Manchester Victoria Station. It then operated as a goods depot until 1975. According to Guinness World Records, it is the oldest surviving railway station building in the world.
The Grade I listed building now forms part of the Science and Industry Museum. Its features include a brick viaduct, canal-style warehouses, and one of the earliest modern girder bridges. Passengers arrived by horse-drawn carriage, with separate booking halls for first and second-class ticket holders.
After railway operations ceased in the 1970s, the station was preserved. Part of the site was used as a filming location for Coronation Street by Granada Studios. Today, Earlestown Station in Newton-le-Willows holds the title of Britain's oldest operational station.
