Manchester Airport station upgrade

[fandroid]

Network Rail have announced the start of an upgrade to Manchester Airport station.

£115m investment takes flight at Manchester Airport station https://share.google/pkhCHnzxQzWTbgluF

The main components are:
Platform lengthening
Track layout changes
Signalling renewals

Do we understand what impact these changes will have on future services and on passengers?

 

[The Planner]

Network Rail have announced the start of an upgrade to Manchester Airport station.

£115m investment takes flight at Manchester Airport station https://share.google/pkhCHnzxQzWTbgluF

The main components are:
Platform lengthening
Track layout changes
Signalling renewals

Do we understand what impact these changes will have on future services and on passengers?

It allows for more 6 cars to be stacked in the platforms. All gets delivered in early 2028.

 

[treasury brain]

Makes lots of sense until you think about all the 4 car 350's northern are getting... Does anyone know the plans for this, as I belive the local stations picadilly - airport were recently legthenened to take 6x24m sets (e.g 2x331)

 

[jfollows]

See https://assets.live.dxp.maginfrastr...er-airport-transport-forum-oct-2024-draft.pdf and don’t worry too much about the incorrect spelling of “Styal”!

Platforms 1-3 to be lengthened, these are the southern-most platforms.

Found using Google, I have no special access to documents, and it dates from 2024 so may not still be current.

 

[dk1]

Such a busy station and with the insatiable appetite for air travel will only get busier.

 

[td97]

Kier have also released a press release with more details about the interventions

Part of the wider £115m investment in the station, the upgrade will see platforms one to three extended to accommodate two, six carriage trains per platform. This increase in capacity will support more reliable services and improve the overall experience for the millions of passengers who use the station each year.

To enable the platform extensions, Kier will deliver complex infrastructure works within the station approach and surrounding operational land, including new retaining walls, updated track and overhead power equipment, a reconstructed overbridge, and upgraded signalling systems.

Key elements of the upgrade include:

• Reshaping sections of the surrounding land, including embankment and cutting adjustments and installation of new retaining structures to create space for the expanded layout
• Upgrading a key bridge and associated structures to support the remodelled station environment
• Improving access routes and utilities, including establishing construction and logistics areas and diverting utilities to maintain station and airport operations throughout delivery
• Modernising rail systems, including track alterations, enhanced overhead lines, signalling upgrades and improvements to power, lighting and telecoms
• Final testing, commissioning and integration of new systems

Kier awarded £54m Manchester Airport station remodelling contract

Kier, a leading UK infrastructure and construction group, has been awarded a £54m contract by Network Rail to deliver the remodelling of Manchester Airport railway station, a major interchange connecting passengers from across the North of England to destinations worldwide.

www.kier.co.uk