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Inside the world's oldest railway station that you can still visit
- Liverpool Road Station in Manchester, built in 1830, is credited as the world’s oldest surviving terminal railway station open to visitors.
- The station was part of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway and helped reshape Britain's transport network.
- The station closed for passenger service in 1844 and for freight in 1975, but the site was preserved.
- Today the station forms part of the Science and Industry Museum and holds Grade I listed status.
- Visitors can see early railway features like a brick viaduct and a modern girder bridge.
- Heighington Station (1826) predates Liverpool Road but is not a terminus and has little remaining original structure.
- The site was once used as part of Coronation Street’s set by Granada Studios.
- The station remains a key piece of Manchester's industrial heritage, linked to Britain’s early railways.
- Liverpool Road is part of the Science and Industry Museum complex.
- The article confirms Guinness World Records’ recognition of the station as the oldest surviving terminal.
- The complex includes historical transport elements that illustrate early railway travel etiquette and operation.
- The station's history reflects the broader Industrial Revolution impact on travel and economy.
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