Manchester Piccadilly named third busiest railway station outside London
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester Piccadilly railway station has been named as the third busiest station outside of London in latest figures revealed by a rail regulator.
The statistics reveal there were 23.6 million passenger 'entries and exits' at Piccadilly in the year to last March. Only Leeds (24m) and Birmingham New Street (30.7m) were busier than Greater Manchester's biggest railway station.
A station in Greater Manchester, however, has also been named the quietest in the country - with just 34 passengers all year.
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