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Victoria Station

Manchester, England
Ranked #59 of 85 attractions in Manchester
2.5 of 5 stars 39 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings
Description: One of Manchester's main rail stations is part of a large Center City area that includes an entertainment complex and an office and hotel tower.
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

This station has been neglected for many years and is a disgrace. What visitors to the City arriving here must think when alighting from a train is anyones guess More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Scruffy and needs a new roof what more can you say. Needs money spend on it. More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

It's SO run down and seedy. The roof leaks and everywhere looks dirty. I love all the old parts - the wooden ticket office and the outside of the cafe area but really it needs some TLC - and money!- spending on it to make it an attraction. More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

The train station is old and very cold. The toilets are grubby and smelly. The trains that leave from here are also old, and mostly are only hourly. There are no major routes leaving from this station. The best thing about it is the tram to Piccadilly. More

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Formby, England, United Kingdom
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

One of the worst major railway stations in Britain. Gents toilets appalling or closed due to ongoing "misuse". More

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Stalybridge,England
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

Victoria is right in the City Centre. Two minutes from the Shambles and also access to the MEN Arena. More

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5 reviews 5 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

5 minutes walk to the Arndale Shopping Centre, Marks & Spencer and Selfridges. More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

It's clearly a lovely old building but seems to have a bit of an identity crisis. It always strikes me as being dark and dull and there are often long queues of people arriving from trains where they've been unable to purchase tickets (e.g. no ticket office at small stations & no tickets available on the train) More

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The Pennines
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

Bit old fashioned but does the job and most importantly, the MEN is nearby. More

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Bolton
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55 reviews 55 reviews
Reviews in 43 cities Reviews in 43 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

It is like stepping back in time going into the station forecourt. They have kept the oriiginal ties., booking offices etc More

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