Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Manchester Oxford Road is one of the principal stations serving the central Manchester area, located on the busy Castlefield Corridor between Manchester Piccadilly and Deansgate.
This station therefore sees a huge variety of services passing through the centre of Manchester from operators including Northern, using Class 150s, 156s, 195s, 331s and 769s, Transport for Wales, using their brand new Class 197s (two of which are featured in this video!), East Midlands Railway on their long distance Liverpool-Nottingham-Norwich services using Class 158s, and of course Transpennine Express on their cross-border services using Class 397s and 185s. Being close to the Manchester Ship Canal port of Trafford, it also sees a healthy variety of freight services.
This was my first time spotting here at Manchester Oxford Road, and needless to say, it didn't disappoint at all! The station has much of the same variety as Manchester Piccadilly, but is much more compact and less busy leading to much better views. With a good lens, you can get some excellent shots of trains departing/arriving the western end of the station towards Deansgate with the Castlefield skyline in the background. Do highly recommend if you're visiting Manchester.
Manchester Oxford Road is one of the principal stations serving the central Manchester area, located on the busy Castlefield Corridor between Manchester Piccadilly and Deansgate.
This station therefore sees a huge variety of services passing through the centre of Manchester from operators including Northern, using Class 150s, 156s, 195s, 331s and 769s, Transport for Wales, using their brand new Class 197s (two of which are featured in this video!), East Midlands Railway on their long distance Liverpool-Nottingham-Norwich services using Class 158s, and of course Transpennine Express on their cross-border services using Class 397s and 185s. Being close to the Manchester Ship Canal port of Trafford, it also sees a healthy variety of freight services.
This was my first time spotting here at Manchester Oxford Road, and needless to say, it didn't disappoint at all! The station has much of the same variety as Manchester Piccadilly, but is much more compact and less busy leading to much better views. With a good lens, you can get some excellent shots of trains departing/arriving the western end of the station towards Deansgate with the Castlefield skyline in the background. Do highly recommend if you're visiting Manchester.
