The first passenger railway launched in Manchester

Manchester is home to the earliest and oldest railway station in the world. The Liverpool Road Railway Station, with its confusing name, was constructed in 1830 in Manchester, England, and used to link Manchester to its neighboring city, Liverpool. The station served as the Manchester terminus for the first intercity passenger railroad in history, all of which services were pulled by scheduled steam engines. It is the oldest continuously used terminal station in the whole globe. It might also be regarded as one of the first elevated railway stations in the world because lines ran behind the building at the second-story level.

However, it only provided passenger service for a short while. The railway was extended to Leeds, a city in the surrounding county of Yorkshire, in 1844 when it ceased carrying passengers in favor of only transporting goods. Despite being put out of use in 1975, the station is still standing today. The Museum of Science and Industry, which is situated in Castlefield Urban Heritage Park, houses the warehouses and the train station.