The Manchester and Ordsall Lane Junction Branch
The Manchester and Ordsall Lane Junction Branch runs for 1.8 miles between Deansgate and Manchester Piccadilly, serving 3 stations, with a top line speed of 35 mph.
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The line in numbers
| Length | 1.8 miles end to end |
|---|---|
| Track | about 4 miles, counting every running line |
| Stations | 3 |
| Top line speed | 35 mph |
| Passengers a year | 35.5 million entries and exits across its stations |
Stations on this line
- Deansgate1.7 million a year
- Manchester Oxford Road6.4 million a year
- Manchester Piccadilly27.4 million a year
The busiest station on the line is Manchester Piccadilly, 27.4 million entries and exits a year and 15th busiest in Britain.
Lines it meets
Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly Line, Hope Valley Line, Manchester and Allerton Junction Line.
Passenger figures are the Office of Rail and Road's estimates of station usage for 2024-25, added up across the stations on this line. They count entries and exits at those stations rather than journeys along the line, and a station served by more than one line is counted for each of them.