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Piccadilly Station Approach, MANCHESTER, M1 2GH

Now restricted to buses since the opening of the Fairfield Street entrance, Piccadilly Station Approach is less busy than it used to be but the most dominant feature is still Gateway House which has been described as a "lazy s" sweeping up the approach. The wide pavement mirrors this serpentine shape. It looks fairly new but has been here for almost 50 years, having been completed in 1969. The building, which was designed by Richard Seifert and Partners, has seen many changes in the years since it was built. There are shops at street level with seven storeys of offices above (including those occupied by the NHS and Manchester Primary Care Trust). The façade features anodised aluminium curtain walling and glass, and the office floors above form a canopy for pedestrians and the retail accommodation at ground level (http://manchesterhistory.net/architecture/1960/gateway.html Manchester History Net).

Approach to Piccadilly Station. The Express Travel Services coach is a Rail Replacement Bus from Bolton.

Now restricted to buses since the opening of the Fairfield Street entrance, Piccadilly Station Approach is less busy than it used to be but the most dominant feature is still Gateway House which has been described as a "lazy s" sweeping up the approach. The wide pavement mirrors this serpentine shape. It looks fairly new but has been here for 50 years, having been completed in 1969. The building, which was designed by Richard Seifert and Partners, has seen many changes in the years since it was built. There are shops at street level with seven storeys of offices above (including those occupied by the NHS and Manchester Primary Care Trust). The façade features anodised aluminium curtain walling and glass, and the office floors above form a canopy for pedestrians and the retail accommodation at ground level (http://manchesterhistory.net/architecture/1960/gateway.html Manchester History Net).

With no trains on the line to Bolton due to engineering works rail services were being replaced by buses or coaches.

This was the only entrance for taxis and cars until they redeveloped the southern entrance. The NHS still use a lot of Gateway House on the left.

Metroshuttles are free buses linking the main rail stations, car parks, shopping areas and businesses in Manchester city centre. Metroshuttle buses run from Piccadilly, Salford Central, Victoria, Oxford Road and Deansgate rail stations. These Optare Versas are on Station Approach, outside Piccadilly Railway Station.

Bus Stop A is used by one of the Free Buses that tour the city.