Notes: The London and North Western Railway’s (LNWR) busiest station in Manchester was London Road station. By the first decade of the 20th century it had become so busy that it could hardly cope with the levels of traffic being carried on the LNWR network. In particular the LNWR had great difficulty accommodating both main line long distance trains with local suburban services.

The answer was to build a new station to the south of Manchester London Road. This new station opened as Manchester Mayfield Station opened on the 8th August 1910. In effect it was really an overspill station for Manchester London Road (renamed Manchester Piccadilly in 1960).  The station was situated above street level the lines leading into it coming off a brick built viaduct. It was built out of red brick and had an imposing two storey frontage building that provided access from street level. Three platforms were provided which gave five platform faces, two of the platforms being island platforms. On the north site of the station a ramp led up from street level which allowed vehicular access to the platforms. An overall roof supported on iron columns was provided which covered all of the platforms. A footbridge connected Manchester Mayfield station to Manchester London road to facilitate passengers who needed to change trains.

Train services from the station operated to various destinations on the Buxton, Crewe and Macclesfield lines. For many years the station served Manchester’s commuters well but following electrification of many of the local lines in 1960 the station closed on 23rd August of that year. It lay derelict for nearly a decade but eventually it was converted into a parcel’s depot opening on 6th July 1970.

The parcels depot closed in the late 1980's and since then the station has stood idle. The derelict interior was used in the Television Drama Prime Suspect 5 as a drug dealers haunt.

For more pictures of Manchester Mayfield in 2005 see Stevie Wilson's Fotopic web site