Castlefield · Manchester

Where the Railway Was Born

Visit the site of the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station.

• ⏱ 30 min
• 💷 £0
• 🥾 Easy

The Science and Industry Museum sits on the site of Liverpool Road station, which opened in 1830 as the terminus of the world's first inter-city passenger railway. This is where the modern world's obsession with getting somewhere fast actually started.

What you’ll do

1. 1Head to the museum
2. 2Find the old station
3. 3Prove it

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Photo: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0